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TDAQ vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against TDAQ’s 16.8%, though TDAQ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF, and $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+12.0%
TDAQ total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
About even with QQQTDAQ 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 cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedAbout even with QQQTDAQ 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%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.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TDAQ costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TDAQ vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTDAQYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.0%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 5.7%fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%1.11%
Net assets, TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026$248m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TDAQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score44.6TDAQ24.3YQQQ

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TDAQ and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TDAQ YQQQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TDAQ
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 99.56%
Only in YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy option income short option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 18.2% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.68% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.8% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −5.7% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +12.0% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −14.5%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published
Age 1.2 years 2.2 years
Net assets, TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $248m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTDAQYQQQTDAQYQQQTDAQYQQQ
3 months−2.9%+10.7%4.3%10.6%+0.5 pts+8.0 pts
6 months−0.5%+9.0%8.4%15.9%−0.2 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+12.0%+6.6%16.8%26.8%−0.3 pts+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TDAQ Sep 2025 · YQQQ Aug 2024+21.6%−10.1%19.6%40.8%+0.6 pts+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TDAQ or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, TDAQ returned +12.0% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TDAQ or YQQQ?
TDAQ charges 0.68% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so TDAQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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