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IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF

Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.6% in cash and still finished 3.7 points behind QQQ.

ProShares · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

6.6%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+19.3%Total return, 1 year
−3.7 ptsAgainst QQQ
5.7%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

72.026th of 161

IQQQ paid 6.6% in cash and its price rose 12.3%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

53.1% of the 161 sit at or below IQQQ on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%IQQQ +12.3%IQQQ +12.3%−75.0%+68.6%

91% of the 161 sit at or below IQQQ on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−3.7 pts53.150%
what happened to the principal+12.3%9150%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

49th of 354 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

IQQQ against QQQIQQQ returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested against +23.0% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), a gap of −3.7 pts. Of that, 6.6% arrived as cash rather than price.+19.3%IQQQ total return+23.0%Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)6.6% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IQQQ returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested and Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0%, so a holder came out behind it by 3.7 points. The lighter segment is the 6.6% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

IQQQ top ten by weight, 48.5% of its 102 equity positions, from the holdings filed for May 31, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingWeight
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF7.60%
NVIDIA Corp.7.54%
Apple, Inc.6.74%
Microsoft Corp.4.92%
Micron Technology, Inc.4.44%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.27%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.3.41%
Alphabet, Inc.3.25%
Tesla, Inc.3.20%
Broadcom, Inc.3.11%

Method

Period by period

IQQQ over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnQQQAhead or behind
3 months1.9%−3.9%−2.0%−0.8%−1.3 pts
6 months4.1%+11.7%+15.9%+20.7%−4.8 pts
1 year6.6%+12.3%+19.3%+23.0%−3.7 pts
Since launch24.4%+18.4%+50.3%+63.0%−12.7 pts

Method

When IQQQ pays

IQQQ pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.2296 a share, which went ex on Sep 1, 2026 and was paid on Sep 8, 2026. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for IQQQ. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Oct 1, 2026Oct 7, 2026$0.2296ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for IQQQ (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for IQQQ. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
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
Sep 2, 2025$0.1806

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Mar 20, 2024, IQQQ has returned +50.3% with distributions reinvested, against +63.0% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), and has paid out 24.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

IQQQ (ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026)$404m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)5.7%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 23, 2025)0.97%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)5.9%
LaunchedMar 20, 2024
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment6 days
Last paid, per share$0.2296 ex Sep 1, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$2.8194

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. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has IQQQ paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 12.3%.
Is IQQQ ahead of QQQ?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +19.3% against +23.0% 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 annualizes to 5.7% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does IQQQ next pay a distribution?
IQQQ pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 1, 2026 at $0.2296 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 6 days.
What does IQQQ cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.97% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
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.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
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.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

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