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TMGN vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
Not measuredTMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.TMGN+5.2%5.4% as cashTotal return, distributions reinvestedNot measuredTMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.TMGN+5.2%

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. 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% of it arrived 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

TMGN costs 0.23 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TMGN vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTMGNYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.6%
Price changefell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)fell 21.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.88%1.11%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$15m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, 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 none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 21.7% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.88% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −14.5%
Ahead or behind not available +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 112 days 2.2 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $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: TMGN vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTMGNYQQQTMGNYQQQTMGNYQQQ
3 months+3.6%+10.7%5.3%10.6%not measured+8.0 pts
6 months–+9.0%–15.9%–+11.1 pts
1 year–+6.6%–26.8%–+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TMGN Jul 2026 · YQQQ Aug 2024+5.2%−10.1%5.4%40.8%not measured+28.7 pts

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About each fund
TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 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 is cheaper, TMGN or YQQQ?
TMGN charges 0.88% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so TMGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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