Data as of .
TDAQ vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TDAQ paid 17.4% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TDAQ and YLDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TDAQ | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 100.00% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% | |
| ALPHABET INC 3.60% | |
| NVIDIA CORP 3.03% | |
| NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% | |
| AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% | |
| APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 2.67% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDAQ | YLDE | TDAQ | YLDE | TDAQ | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −1.0% | +2.5% | 4.1% | 2.3% | +1.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +22.7% | +8.4% | 9.7% | 4.1% | −1.6 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +22.8% | +10.5% | 17.4% | 7.6% | +1.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +27.2% | +181.4% | 18.0% | 42.1% | +1.2 pts | −86.6 pts |
| TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | TappAlpha | Franklin |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.1% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.83% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.4% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.4% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.8% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 379 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $248m | $170m |
TDAQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDAQ paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TDAQ or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDAQ paid 17.4% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, TDAQ returned +22.8% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TDAQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TDAQ or YLDE?
- TDAQ charges 0.83% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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