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YQQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
2.6 pts behind SPCXYSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.SPCX+0.5%YSPC−2.1%2.6 pts behind SPCXTotal return, distributions reinvested2.6 pts behind SPCXYSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.SPCX+0.5%YSPC−2.1%2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YSPC costs 0.10 points a year less; YSPC is 2.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

YQQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureYQQQYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.6%not published
Price changefell 21.3% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held shortSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.11%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$15m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common29%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returns
YQQQ YSPC
Return
Total return edge YSPC +7.5% +10.7%
Price return edge YQQQ −4.0% −7.5%
Risk
Max drawdown edge YQQQ −4.2% −13.9%
Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, YSPC returned more: +10.7% to +7.5%. YQQQ fell less at its worst: −4.2% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: YQQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureYQQQYSPCEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+7.5%+10.7%YSPCPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−4.0%−7.5%YQQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−4.2%−13.9%YQQQDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

29%

By the books each fund has filed, YQQQ and YSPC hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first YQQQ YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15% 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48% 13.87%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in YQQQ
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%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 C -0.45%
Only in YSPC
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy short option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 22.7% 60.1%
Expense ratio 1.11% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 26.8% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −21.3% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.6% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −14.5% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind +21.1 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 2.2 years 112 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $15m $42m

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: YQQQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowYQQQYSPCYQQQYSPCYQQQYSPC
3 months+10.7%+11.7%10.6%18.2%+8.0 pts−13.8 pts
6 months+9.0%–15.9%–+11.1 pts–
1 year+6.6%–26.8%–+21.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: YQQQ Aug 2024 · YSPC Jul 2026−10.1%−2.1%40.8%16.7%+28.7 pts−2.5 pts

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Client brief

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About each fund
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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, YQQQ or YSPC?
YQQQ charges 1.11% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so YSPC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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