IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF

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$47.74
+0.6% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.4% in cash and returned 9.6% in total, against 15.2% for QQQ.

Option income on QQQ, paying monthlyProShares ↗Expense ratio 0.55%Fund assets $397m on Oct 28, 2026First traded Mar 20, 2024Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every ProShares fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: DeliveredOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.4% in cash and returned 9.6% in total, covering 150.0% of its payout.

IQQQ risk and return scorecard

vs QQQ · Mar 2024 to Oct 2026 · 134 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 31 months
IQQQ +45.4%, QQQ +60.7%, Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureIQQQQQQEdge
Total return+45.4%+60.7%QQQ
Annualized+15.6%+20.2%QQQ
Price return+13.9%+58.6%QQQ
Risk
MeasureIQQQQQQEdge
Volatility18.0%20.2%IQQQ
Max drawdown−19.4%−21.3%IQQQ (slight)
Upside capture84.6%100.0%QQQ
Downside capture97.0%100.0%IQQQ (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureIQQQQQQEdge
Sharpe ratio0.660.80QQQ
Sortino ratio0.951.22QQQ
Alpha vs QQQ
MeasureIQQQQQQEdge
Alpha, a year−2.3%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−1.03
Beta to QQQ0.881.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
+$1.9m
Last month
−$3.9m
In on 8 days, out on 7. 1 day missing.

What you earned

IQQQ −1.3%, QQQ −1.5%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
IQQQ−1.3%
QQQ−1.5%
Paid 0.5% in cash. Price −1.8%.
IQQQ +7.0%, QQQ +9.8%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
IQQQ+7.0%
QQQ+9.8%
Paid 1.6% in cash. Price +5.4%.
IQQQ +6.7%, QQQ +9.9%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
IQQQ+6.7%
QQQ+9.9%
Paid 3.8% in cash. Price +2.9%.
IQQQ +13.1%, QQQ +18.5%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
IQQQ+13.1%
QQQ+18.5%
Paid 5.5% in cash. Price +7.3%.
IQQQ +9.6%, QQQ +15.2%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
IQQQ+9.6%
QQQ+15.2%
Paid 6.4% in cash. Price +2.8%.
IQQQ +50.1%, QQQ +65.6%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
IQQQ+50.1%
QQQ+65.6%
Paid 25.0% in cash. Price +17.6%.

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 1, 2026
6.4%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+9.6%
Total return, 1 year
−5.6 pts
Against QQQ
87.0%
Return of capital, latest payout (ProShares estimate)
$0.2561
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026
Pays monthly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$47.74+0.6%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

IQQQ returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceQQQAhead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−1.3%0.5%−1.8%−1.5%+0.2 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+7.0%1.6%+5.4%+9.8%−2.8 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+6.7%3.8%+2.9%+9.9%−3.2 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+13.1%5.5%+7.3%+18.5%−5.4 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+9.6%6.4%+2.8%+15.2%−5.6 pts
Since launch Mar 20, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+50.1%25.0%+17.6%+65.6%−15.5 pts
Since launch, annualised Mar 20, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+16.9%––––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Mar 2024: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −1.8%Cash paid +0.5%, reinvested+0.2 pts vs QQQ

0.0%

Price change +5.4%Cash paid +1.6%, reinvested−2.8 pts vs QQQ
Price change +2.9%Cash paid +3.8%, reinvested−3.2 pts vs QQQ
Price change +2.8%Cash paid +6.4%, reinvested−5.6 pts vs QQQ
Price change +17.6%Cash paid +25.0%, reinvested−15.5 pts vs QQQ
78.4
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score36th of 164 · Oct 28, 2026
0.3 · lowest of 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

IQQQ paid 6.4% in cash over the year and returned 9.6% in total, more than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid150.0% · 78th pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

IQQQ: in the year to Oct 27, 2026, net $79.4m came in, over 250 of 251 trading days.

1D
$0
0.0% of $390m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
+$1.9m
0.5% of $390m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
1M
−$3.9m
−0.9% of $412m on Sep 25, 2026
Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
21 of 22 trading days counted
3M
−$2.9m
−0.7% of $391m on Jul 27, 2026
Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
64 of 65 trading days counted
YTD
+$27.4m
8.0% of $342m on Dec 31, 2025
Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
205 of 206 trading days counted
1Y
+$79.4m
26.4% of $301m on Oct 27, 2025
Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026
250 of 251 trading days counted
Since Mar 2024
+$349m
Mar 1, 2024 to Oct 27, 2026
SEC filings, then daily counts
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into IQQQ each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026+$1.4m+$987k−$492k+$1.5m+$950k−$1.4m−$966k−$3.8m+$1.4m+$1.5m−$1.5m+$1.5m−$1.5m−$4.3m+$1.9m+$4.3m−$4.3mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

IQQQ, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 8 days and went out on 7 days, of the 64 days with daily data; the other 1 have none.

In on 8 days, out on 7. 1 day missing.

Net flow into IQQQ each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$2.8m+$1.4m+$3.1m+$450k+$881k+$1.7m+$1.3m+$446k+$3.6m+$3.2m+$3.6m+$5.0m+$3.6m+$1.4m+$5.7m+$2.7m+$2.6m−$1.3m+$9.9m+$888k+$2.2m+$3.1m+$1.4m+$4.0m−$1.3m+$902k+$917k+$2.2m+$1.7m+$1.7m+$1.3m+$3.1m−$2.2m−$2.6m−$1.3m+$2.2m+$2.1m+$1.7m+$917k+$940k+$484k+$1.5m+$989k+$3.5m+$2.5m−$2.0m+$1.0m+$1.5m+$1.5m+$1.5m−$3.4m−$1.0m−$1.5m+$993k−$1.0m−$6.5m−$991k+$2.9m+$1.5m+$2.9m+$1.4m+$987k−$492k+$1.5m+$950k−$1.4m−$966k−$3.8m+$1.4m+$1.5m−$1.5m+$1.5m−$1.5m−$4.3m+$1.9m+$9.9m−$9.9mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

IQQQ, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 56 days and went out on 19 days, of the 250 days with daily data; the other 1 have none.

In on 56 days, out on 19. 1 day missing.

Net flow into IQQQ each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$3.2m+$3.3m+$1.4m+$3.8m+$2.1m+$3.6m+$1.1m+$1.8m+$4.5m+$2.2m+$2.2m+$2.9m+$3.7m+$4.1m+$3.1m+$3.8m+$1.5m+$1.9m+$3.5m+$2.3m+$1.6m−$1.2m+$2.3m+$3.9m−$4.4m+$2.4m+$23.0m+$3.7m+$3.2m+$2.9m+$2.5m+$2.1m+$5.9m+$3.4m+$2.5m−$3.4m+$2.9m+$2.5m+$2.5m+$2.5m+$1.3m+$843k+$1.3m+$856k+$867k+$1.7m+$3.1m+$1.8m+$3.9m+$3.9m+$2.2m+$7.1m+$2.2m+$4.5m+$3.1m−$1.3m+$1.3m+$4.9m+$2.8m+$1.4m+$3.1m+$450k+$881k+$1.7m+$1.3m+$446k+$3.6m+$3.2m+$3.6m+$5.0m+$3.6m+$1.4m+$5.7m+$2.7m+$2.6m−$1.3m+$9.9m+$888k+$2.2m+$3.1m+$1.4m+$4.0m−$1.3m+$902k+$917k+$2.2m+$1.7m+$1.7m+$1.3m+$3.1m−$2.2m−$2.6m−$1.3m+$2.2m+$2.1m+$1.7m+$917k+$940k+$484k+$1.5m+$989k+$3.5m+$2.5m−$2.0m+$1.0m+$1.5m+$1.5m+$1.5m−$3.4m−$1.0m−$1.5m+$993k−$1.0m−$6.5m−$991k+$2.9m+$1.5m+$2.9m+$1.4m+$987k−$492k+$1.5m+$950k−$1.4m−$966k−$3.8m+$1.4m+$1.5m−$1.5m+$1.5m−$1.5m−$4.3m+$1.9m+$23.0m−$23.0mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

IQQQ, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 110 days and went out on 23 days, of the 399 days with daily data; the other 1 have none.

In on 110 days, out on 23. 1 day missing.

Money in, netMoney out, net
Among its peers · 1 month
5th largest outflow of 27 income ETFs counted all month: BALI +$135m at the top end, TLTW −$161m at the other.
Checked against the filing
May 2026: ETFIQ’s daily sum +$8.8m; IQQQ’s SEC N-PORT, item B.6, +$8.8m. Matches the SEC filing for May 2026. Its next filing is due by Oct 30, 2026.

Computed by ETFIQ from ProShares’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value.

How this is computed

Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Checked against the filing: The month’s daily sum and the filing’s B.6 number agree within rounding or, where the filing’s is larger, within rounding plus the fund’s creation and redemption fees. The full rule is in the fund’s flows file. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for IQQQ, back to Mar 2024, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare IQQQ with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months64 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 +$1.9m
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 −$4.3m
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days
Oct 5, 2026 −$1.5m
Oct 2, 2026 +$1.5m
Oct 1, 2026 $0
Sep 30, 2026 $0
Sep 29, 2026 −$1.5m
Sep 28, 2026 $0
Sep 25, 2026 $0
Sep 24, 2026 $0
Sep 23, 2026 +$1.5m
Sep 22, 2026 $0
Sep 21, 2026 $0
Sep 18, 2026 +$1.4m
Sep 17, 2026 −$3.8m
Sep 16, 2026 $0
Sep 15, 2026 $0
Sep 14, 2026 $0
Sep 11, 2026 $0
Sep 10, 2026 $0
Sep 9, 2026 $0
Sep 8, 2026 −$966k
Sep 4, 2026 −$1.4m
Sep 3, 2026 $0
Sep 2, 2026 +$950k
Sep 1, 2026 +$1.5m
Aug 31, 2026 $0
Aug 28, 2026 $0
Aug 27, 2026 $0
Aug 26, 2026 $0
Aug 25, 2026 $0
Aug 24, 2026 $0
Aug 21, 2026 $0
Aug 20, 2026 $0
Aug 19, 2026 $0
Aug 18, 2026 −$492k
Aug 17, 2026 $0
Aug 14, 2026 +$987k
Aug 13, 2026 $0
Aug 12, 2026 $0
Aug 11, 2026 $0
Aug 10, 2026 $0
Aug 7, 2026 $0
Aug 6, 2026 $0
Aug 5, 2026 $0
Aug 4, 2026 +$1.4m
Aug 3, 2026 $0
Jul 31, 2026 $0
Jul 30, 2026 $0
Jul 29, 2026 $0
Jul 28, 2026 $0

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year53 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 +$1.9m
Oct 16, 2026 −$4.3m
Oct 9, 2026 −$1.5m 4 of 5 trading days
Oct 2, 2026 +$3k
Sep 25, 2026 +$1.5m
Sep 18, 2026 −$2.3m
Sep 11, 2026 −$966k 4 days
Sep 4, 2026 +$956k
Aug 28, 2026 $0
Aug 21, 2026 −$492k
Aug 14, 2026 +$987k
Aug 7, 2026 +$1.4m
Jul 31, 2026 $0
Jul 24, 2026 +$2.9m
Jul 17, 2026 +$1.5m
Jul 10, 2026 +$2.9m
Jul 2, 2026 −$7.5m 4 days
Jun 26, 2026 −$1.0m
Jun 18, 2026 −$1.5m 4 days
Jun 12, 2026 −$3.4m
Jun 5, 2026 +$4.6m
May 29, 2026 −$1.0m 4 days
May 22, 2026 +$2.5m
May 15, 2026 +$6.0m
May 8, 2026 +$484k
May 1, 2026 +$940k
Apr 24, 2026 +$917k
Apr 17, 2026 $0
Apr 10, 2026 $0
Apr 2, 2026 +$1.7m 4 days
Mar 27, 2026 +$2.1m
Mar 20, 2026 $0
Mar 13, 2026 −$1.8m
Mar 6, 2026 −$2.2m
Feb 27, 2026 +$4.4m
Feb 20, 2026 +$1.7m 4 days
Feb 13, 2026 +$1.7m
Feb 6, 2026 +$2.2m
Jan 30, 2026 +$1.8m
Jan 23, 2026 −$1.3m 4 days
Jan 16, 2026 +$5.4m
Jan 9, 2026 +$5.4m
Jan 2, 2026 +$888k 4 days
Dec 26, 2025 +$8.6m 4 days
Dec 19, 2025 +$11.0m
Dec 12, 2025 +$9.9m
Dec 5, 2025 +$10.8m
Nov 28, 2025 +$1.3m 4 days
Nov 21, 2025 +$1.7m
Nov 14, 2025 +$1.3m
Nov 7, 2025 +$3.1m
Oct 31, 2025 +$4.2m 4 days

Net flow into IQQQ each week, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outMar 2024 to Oct 2026

IQQQ, money in and money out each month from Mar 2024 to Sep 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Mar 2024 to May 2026 are from IQQQ’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Jun 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 32 months listed, money came in on net in 26 and went out in 6.

Bars for Mar 2024 to May 2026 are from IQQQ’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Jun 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 32 months listed, money came in on net in 26 and went out in 6.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 1 to Oct 27, 18 of 19 trading days+$3.3m−$5.8m−$2.5m
Sep 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$5.3m−$7.7m−$2.3m
Aug 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$2.4m−$492k+$1.9m
Jul 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$7.3m−$991k+$6.3m
Jun 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$5.6m−$13.4m−$7.8m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.9m−$2.0m+$8.8m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.6m$0+$2.6m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.9m−$8.8m−$1.9m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.1m$0+$10.1m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.5m−$1.3m+$12.2m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$41.7m−$1.3m+$40.3m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.0m−$450k+$7.5m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$27.3m−$1.3m+$26.0m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.2m$0+$24.2m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.5m−$3.4m+$7.1m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$38.1m−$14.5m+$23.6m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$46.3m−$12.8m+$33.5m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$21.1m$0+$21.1m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$26.6m−$732k+$25.9m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.0m$0+$8.0m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.8m−$423k+$4.4m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.6m$0+$13.6m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$21.6m$0+$21.6m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.5m−$14.8m−$5.4m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.0m$0+$14.0m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.3m−$24.6m−$15.3m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.9m−$4.2m+$19.7m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$21.1m$0+$21.1m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.1m$0+$8.1m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.1m$0+$4.1m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.6m$0+$5.6m
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.9m$0+$12.9m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

IQQQ key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$51.50 on Jun 2, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$40.62 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$47.74, 65% of the way from the low to the high
Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.92, against QQQ
R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.96
Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

IQQQ return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (ProShares estimate, Oct 7, 2026)87.0%
Return of capital, distributions paid Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026 (ProShares estimates)92.7%
Notices behind that number12 of 12 distributions
Options it writes (holdings as of Aug 31, 2026)Option exposure through swaps or notes, not listed options
Estimates are ProShares’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Oct 28, 2026
Trading · IQQQas of Oct 28, 2026
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Liquid: trades at a typical spread of 0.18%.

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.900.09%
$10,000$9.000.09%
Full cost to own · 1 year at $10,000
0.77%fee alone 0.55%
Fee + round-trip spread + median premium paid
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 28 close−0.06%
−0.2%95% of days within ±0.16% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.2%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 5¢ to buy, midpoint − 5¢ to sell.At the Oct 28 close of $47.74, that’s $47.79 to buy and $47.69 to sell.
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Oct 2025Monthly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for IQQQ, $0.0929 to $0.4592 a share and $0.2386 in the middle, Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.2561
Ex Oct 1, 2026 · paid about 7 days later
Annualized
6.4%
At its price on Oct 28, 2026
Trailing 12 months
6.2%
12 payments, ex Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026: $2.9826
Return of capital
87.0%
Latest payout (ProShares estimate)
Next, projected

IQQQ pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.2561 a share, which went ex on Oct 1, 2026, with payment about 7 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 2, 2026 · pay Nov 9, 2026$0.2561 ETFIQ projection
Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 9, 2026$0.2561 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for IQQQ. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for IQQQ (13, most recent first)
Oct 1, 2026$0.2561
Sep 1, 2026$0.2296
Aug 3, 2026$0.2386
Jul 1, 2026$0.4592
Jun 1, 2026$0.243
May 1, 2026$0.3541
Apr 1, 2026$0.2519
Mar 2, 2026$0.2033
Feb 2, 2026$0.2249
Dec 24, 2025$0.1059
Dec 1, 2025$0.28
Nov 3, 2025$0.1363
Oct 1, 2025$0.0929

Cash distributions per share for IQQQ. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid
ETTY −271.3%DFII −248.3%BITY −221.7%EHY −216.5%BAGY −174.1%BTCI −167.1%BLOX −164.9%YETH −127.5%ETCO −119.8%YBTC −115.9%TLTI −108.8%KLIP −106.4%LTTI −95.1%BTCC −91.8%YBIT −87.5%XBTY −82.9%BCCC −77.7%LFGY −64.4%TLTP −45.3%FDND −33.8%XLCI −32.7%TLTW −30.3%LQTI −27.4%, and 2 more at this point: ULTY −25.3%, HISF −20.4%TQQY −14.5%YMAX −11.1%OARK −7.1%XLYI −6.1%, and 3 more at this point: MAGY −4.6%, EGGY −2.1%, IGLD 0.0%CEPI 2.3%BNDI 5.4%, and 1 more at this point: IAUI 5.6%OVB 9.5%GDXY 9.9%, and 4 more at this point: QUSA 9.9%, XLRI 9.9%, LQDW 10.7%, YMAG 13.0%YQQQ 18.3%, and 1 more at this point: IWMY 18.4%XLUI 24.1%YSPY 28.1%HYTI 28.3%, and 1 more at this point: HYGW 33.0%QLDY 34.6%, and 2 more at this point: OVM 35.7%, HYBI 38.0%RDTY 39.7%, and 3 more at this point: OVT 40.5%, QDTY 41.1%, RDTE 42.2%GIAX 44.9%RNTY 45.4%, and 3 more at this point: QRMI 45.7%, QDTE 48.2%, ACEI 49.1%AIPI 51.0%, and 6 more at this point: GPTY 53.0%, XDTE 53.3%, IWMW 53.6%, SLJY 53.9%, XLFI 54.3%, SDTY 54.5%WDTE 54.9%, and 1 more at this point: QQQY 59.3%YFYA 60.8%XPAY 66.0%OMAH 67.1%, and 2 more at this point: JUCY 68.8%, BIGY 69.2%XRMI 72.3%, and 2 more at this point: FGSI 72.8%, TCAL 74.5%XLII 76.0%XLBI 81.8%IVVW 85.1%, and 3 more at this point: XLSI 85.1%, QQQI 86.9%, CAIE 87.1%WEEL 88.0%, and 4 more at this point: JULJ 89.3%, FTHI 89.8%, TSPY 89.8%, WTPI 90.0%JULH 91.7%, and 4 more at this point: TDAQ 92.1%, XIJN 94.1%, OCTJ 94.3%, LJUL 96.2%APRJ 98.4%, and 3 more at this point: LAPR 100.0%, LOCT 100.0%, RYLD 100.0%KHPI 101.1%, and 7 more at this point: APRH 101.6%, OCTH 101.6%, XIDE 101.6%, JANJ 102.0%, CSHI 102.1%, IWMI 102.7%, XLKI 102.8%JANH 103.2%, and 3 more at this point: LJAN 104.1%, QYLG 104.2%, SRHR 105.9%CVRD 106.7%, and 4 more at this point: XISE 106.7%, JEPI 108.7%, NIHI 110.4%, XIMR 111.8%SPYI 114.3%OVF 116.7%, and 2 more at this point: XYLG 116.8%, RYLG 118.1%OEI 120.9%JEPQ 122.4%, and 2 more at this point: CHPY 124.4%, DJIA 127.7%SCLZ 133.3%PBP 136.8%DRKY 137.0%BUYW 142.6%, and 2 more at this point: SDVD 142.7%, XLVI 147.6%XYLD 149.1%, and 1 more at this point: KNG 151.7%GPIQ 151.9%FTKI 154.4%, and 3 more at this point: USOY 154.6%, FTQI 155.8%, QYLD 156.9%HCOW 157.8%, and 1 more at this point: OVL 161.9%GPIX 170.9%NBOS 170.9%SPIN 175.5%ISPY 177.2%, and 2 more at this point: OVS 178.9%, YLDE 184.4%DIVO 192.4%RDVI 196.7%DOGG 202.1%IDVO 204.6%, and 2 more at this point: ITWO 206.3%, SEPI 206.9%TDVI 207.6%, and 1 more at this point: SPUT 210.2%BALI 212.0%PAPI 217.5%XLEI 222.3%MDST 248.1%EIPI 307.9%WEEI 311.6%IDUB 320.4%SOXY 385.7%VEGA 561.5%DUBS 743.5%SIXH 862.5%JOYT 1,787.5%OVLH 2,166.7%IQQQ 150.0%IQQQ 150.0%−271.3%2,166.7%
−271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164

That is the share of the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below IQQQ.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 150.0% · 78th pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · IQQQ in whiteCovered the least

IQQQ top ten by weight, 39.5% of the fund, of its 102 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026. That is 58 days before Oct 28, 2026, older than the issuer’s daily file, which ETFIQ could not read. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

NVIDIA Corp. NVDA 7.26%
Apple, Inc. AAPL 6.32%
Microsoft Corp. MSFT 5.12%
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 3.80%
Alphabet, Inc. GOOGL 2.69%
Tesla, Inc. TSLA 2.50%
Alphabet, Inc. GOOG 2.49%
Broadcom, Inc. AVGO 2.39%

Source: The fund’s SEC filing. Data as of Aug 31, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

About IQQQ

Strategyoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its prospectus says its options are written on the Nasdaq-100 (prospectus, Form 497, accession 0001174610-26-000065, filed 2026-04-07); QQQ tracks that index. IQQQ names the Nasdaq-100 Daily Covered Call Index (prospectus, Form 497, accession 0001174610-26-000065, filed 2026-04-07); no ETF this site covers tracks it and its levels are licensed, so the reference here stands in for it.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026)$397mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)6.4%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 25, 2026)0.55%Report
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)6.2%
First tradedMar 20, 2024
Return of capital, latest distribution (ProShares 19a-1 estimate)87.0%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment7 days
Last paid, per share$0.2561 ex Oct 1, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026$2.9826
How we measure
Every number 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. Method
IQ Investment Committee on IQQQ

12 seats on IQQQ, as of Oct 28, 2026: 2 Mixed, 7 Challenges, 3 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityMixed
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceChallenges
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
Put IQQQ to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about IQQQ

How much has IQQQ paid over the last year?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 2.8%.
Is IQQQ ahead of QQQ?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +9.6% against +15.2% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 5.6 points.
How often does IQQQ pay, and how much?
IQQQ pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 6.4% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the IQQQ distribution return of capital?
ProShares estimates 87% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does IQQQ next pay a distribution?
IQQQ pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 1, 2026 at $0.2561 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 7 days.
What does IQQQ cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year.
How much of IQQQ’s distribution is return of capital?
ProShares’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 87.0% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026, the estimate is 92.7%. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, IQQQ and QQQTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $397mIssuer page · Oct 28, 2026
HoldingsThe fund’s SEC filing · Aug 31, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

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Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.
The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.
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