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TDAQ vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its price in cash against TSPY’s 14.0%, though TSPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $248m for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF and $311m for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+12.0%
TDAQ total return, 1 year
+13.3%
TSPY total return, 1 year
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
TDAQ
+12.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.68% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; TSPY is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TDAQ vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTDAQTSPY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.0%+13.3%
Price change, 1 yearfell 5.7%fell 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.68%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$248m$311m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TSPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score44.6TDAQ53.6TSPY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 59 weekly returns
TDAQ TSPY
Return
Total return edge TDAQ +18.4% +15.3%
Annualized edge TDAQ +16.0% +13.4%
Price return edge TSPY −1.7% −1.0%
Risk
Volatility edge TSPY 17.4% 11.1%
Max drawdown edge TSPY (slight) −9.2% −8.5%
Downside capture 96.6% 95.3%
Beta 0.93 0.92
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TSPY 0.72 0.84
Sortino edge TSPY 1.11 1.37
Treynor 0.136 0.112
Calmar edge TDAQ (slight) 1.75 1.58
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.7% a year −0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.27 −0.25
Information ratio −0.06 −0.43
Tracking error 3.2% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: TDAQ against QQQ, Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; TSPY against VOO, Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, TDAQ returned more: +18.4% to +15.3%. TSPY swung less: 11.1% to 17.4%. TSPY fell slightly less at its worst: −8.5% to −9.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: TDAQ vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTDAQTSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+18.4%+15.3%TDAQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.0%+13.4%TDAQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−1.7%−1.0%TSPYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility17.4%11.1%TSPYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.3%6.8%TSPYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−9.2%−8.5%TSPY (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture93.0%89.2%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture96.6%95.3%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.930.92Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.970.95Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.720.84TSPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.111.37TSPYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1360.112Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.751.58TDAQ (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.7% a year−0.5% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.27−0.25Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.7% to +6.2%−4.9% to +3.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.06−0.43Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.2%3.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 59 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TDAQ and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TDAQ TSPY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TDAQ
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 99.56%
Only in TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%
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Side by side

TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.2% 14.3%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.8% 14.0%
Price change, 1 year −5.7% −1.6%
Total return, 1 year +12.0% +13.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts −1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%
Age 1.2 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $248m $311m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: TDAQ vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTDAQTSPYTDAQTSPYTDAQTSPY
3 months−2.9%+0.7%4.3%3.5%+0.5 pts+0.8 pts
6 months−0.5%+5.2%8.4%7.0%−0.2 pts+0.2 pts
1 year+12.0%+13.3%16.8%14.0%−0.3 pts−1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TDAQ Sep 2025 · TSPY Aug 2024+21.6%+38.7%19.6%31.2%+0.6 pts−3.7 pts

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About each fund
TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TDAQ or TSPY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TDAQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, TDAQ or TSPY?
With every distribution reinvested, TDAQ returned +12.0% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TDAQ or TSPY?
TDAQ and TSPY both charge 0.68% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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