How much has IQQQ paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 14.7%.

Is IQQQ ahead of QQQ?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +21.9% against +25.6% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 3.7 points.

How often does IQQQ pay, and how much?

IQQQ pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 5.7% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

IQQQ · ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF

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Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 5.7%, paid monthly.

IQQQ (ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	covered call
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays	monthly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	5.7%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	not published
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	5.8%
Launched	Mar 20, 2024
3 months: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	1.9% / −0.9% / +1.0% / +2.1% / −1.1 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	4.1% / +11.3% / +15.5% / +20.2% / −4.6 pts
1 year: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	6.7% / +14.7% / +21.9% / +25.6% / −3.7 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	24.4% / +19.0% / +51.1% / +64.0% / −12.9 pts

Questions people ask

How much has IQQQ paid over the last year?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 14.7%.
Is IQQQ ahead of QQQ?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +21.9% against +25.6% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 3.7 points.
How often does IQQQ pay, and how much?: IQQQ pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 5.7% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

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