Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
XYLD vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 10.7%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.
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XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.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
XYLD costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $25m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | XYLD | YQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +6.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 4.4% | fell 21.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $3.4bn | $25m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, XYLD and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | XYLD | YQQQ | XYLD | YQQQ | XYLD | YQQQ |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +10.7% | 2.2% | 10.6% | +2.6 pts | +8.0 pts |
| 6 months | +7.9% | +9.0% | 5.1% | 15.9% | +2.9 pts | +11.1 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +6.6% | 10.7% | 26.8% | +1.1 pts | +21.1 pts |
| 3 years | +48.4% | – | 34.0% | – | −34.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: XYLD Jun 2013 · YQQQ Aug 2024 | +194.8% | −10.1% | 114.5% | 40.8% | −316.0 pts | +28.7 pts |
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XYLD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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