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TPRY vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.3m for VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF and $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
9.7%
TPRY cash paid, since launch, Feb 26, 2026
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
−7.2%
TPRY total return, since launch, Feb 26, 2026
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
TPRY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 19.3 pts behind SPY
19.3 pts behind SPYTPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.SPY+12.1%TPRY−7.2%19.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvested19.3 pts behind SPYTPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.SPY+12.1%TPRY−7.2%19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 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

TPRY costs 0.16 points a year less; YQQQ is 4.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TPRY vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTPRYYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.6%
Price changefell 16.1% (since Feb 26, 2026)fell 21.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate19% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.95%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$3.3m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TPRY YQQQ
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Only in TPRY
Amazon.com Inc 14.29%
Micron Technology Inc 11.36%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Alphabet Inc 6.34%
Uber Technologies Inc 5.69%
Apple Inc 5.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.56%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.55%
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

TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy covered call short option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.95% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −16.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) −21.3%
Total return, 1 year −7.2% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) −14.5%
Ahead or behind −19.3 pts (since launch, Feb 26, 2026) +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 19% not published
Age 251 days 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.3m $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: TPRY vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTPRYYQQQTPRYYQQQTPRYYQQQ
3 months−9.7%+10.7%3.6%10.6%−9.5 pts+8.0 pts
6 months−14.1%+9.0%6.9%15.9%−19.1 pts+11.1 pts
1 year–+6.6%–26.8%–+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TPRY Feb 2026 · YQQQ Aug 2024−7.2%−10.1%9.7%40.8%−19.3 pts+28.7 pts

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About each fund
TPRY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPRY paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 19.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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, TPRY or YQQQ?
TPRY charges 0.95% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so TPRY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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