How much has QBY paid over the last year?

Over the period from its first trade on Nov 25, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026, QBY paid 45.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 78.8%.

Is QBY ahead of QBTS?

Over the period from its first trade on Nov 25, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, QBY returned −45.8% against −35.5% for (QBTS), so a holder was behind it by 10.3 points.

How often does QBY pay, and how much?

QBY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 75.5% at its price on Oct 9, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Is the QBY distribution return of capital?

GraniteShares estimates 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 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 QBY next pay a distribution?

QBY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 9, 2026 at $0.0754 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Oct 16, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 4 days.

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% a year.

QBY GraniteShares YieldBOOST QBTS ETF

Synthetic covered call on QBTS, paying weeklyGraniteShares1.07% fee$2mPays weeklyFirst traded Nov 25, 2025Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every GraniteShares fund ETFIQ covers

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Since it first traded on Nov 25, 2025, QBY paid 45.8% in cash and finished 10.3 points behind QBTS.

45.8%

Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price

−45.8%

Total return, since launch

−10.3 pts

Against QBTS

96.4%

Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)

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Where the return came from

QBY

−15.5%

QBTS

−27.5%

11.9 pts ahead of QBTS QBY over 3 months: paid 16.8%, price −31.0%, total −15.5%, QBTS −27.5%, +11.9 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026. QBTS −27.5% QBY −15.5% 11.9 pts ahead of QBTS Total return, distributions reinvested 11.9 pts ahead of QBTS QBY over 3 months: paid 16.8%, price −31.0%, total −15.5%, QBTS −27.5%, +11.9 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026. QBTS −27.5% QBY −15.5% 11.9 pts ahead of QBTS

Price change −31.0%Cash paid +16.8%, reinvested+11.9 pts vs QBTS

Over the 3 months to Oct 9, 2026, QBY returned −15.5% with distributions reinvested and (QBTS) returned −27.5%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 11.9 points. The lighter segment is the 16.8% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

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QBY

−14.5%

QBTS

+2.3%

16.7 pts behind QBTS QBY over 6 months: paid 36.3%, price −45.5%, total −14.5%, QBTS +2.3%, −16.7 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026. QBTS +2.3% QBY −14.5% 16.7 pts behind QBTS Total return, distributions reinvested 16.7 pts behind QBTS QBY over 6 months: paid 36.3%, price −45.5%, total −14.5%, QBTS +2.3%, −16.7 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026. QBTS +2.3% QBY −14.5% 16.7 pts behind QBTS

Price change −45.5%Cash paid +36.3%, reinvested−16.7 pts vs QBTS

Over the 6 months to Oct 9, 2026, QBY returned −14.5% with distributions reinvested and (QBTS) returned +2.3%, so a holder came out behind it by 16.7 points. The lighter segment is the 36.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

0.0%

QBY

−45.8%

QBTS

−35.5%

10.3 pts behind QBTS QBY since launch: paid 45.8%, price −78.8%, total −45.8%, QBTS −35.5%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026. QBTS −35.5% QBY −45.8% 10.3 pts behind QBTS Total return, distributions reinvested 10.3 pts behind QBTS QBY since launch: paid 45.8%, price −78.8%, total −45.8%, QBTS −35.5%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 9, 2026. QBTS −35.5% QBY −45.8% 10.3 pts behind QBTS

Price change −78.8%Cash paid +45.8%, reinvested−10.3 pts vs QBTS

From launch to Oct 9, 2026, QBY returned −45.8% with distributions reinvested and (QBTS) returned −35.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 10.3 points. The lighter segment is the 45.8% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

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Window	Cash paid	Price	Total return	QBTS	Ahead or behind
3M Jul 10 – Oct 9, 2026	16.8%	−31.0%	−15.5%	−27.5%	+11.9 pts
6M Apr 10 – Oct 9, 2026	36.3%	−45.5%	−14.5%	+2.3%	−16.7 pts
Since launch Nov 25, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026	45.8%	−78.8%	−45.8%	−35.5%	−10.3 pts

Source: ETFIQ.

$0.14

$0.08

Distributions per share for QBY 13 distributions for QBY, $0.0754 to $0.1414 a share and $0.0971 in the middle, Jul 17, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. 6 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn. $0.0971 the middle one Jul 17, 2026 Oct 9, 2026 $0.1414 a share at the highest

Jul 2026Weekly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for QBY, $0.0754 to $0.1414 a share and $0.0971 in the middle, Jul 17, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026. 6 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest

$0.0754

Ex Oct 9, 2026 · paid about 4 days later

Annualized

75.5%

At its price on Oct 9, 2026

Trailing 12 months

215.9%

Last 12 payments, ex Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026: $1.1231

Return of capital

96.4%

Latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)

Next, projected

QBY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.0754 a share, which went ex on Oct 9, 2026, with payment about 4 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Oct 16, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Oct 16, 2026 · pay Oct 20, 2026$0.0754 ETFIQ projection

Oct 23, 2026 · pay Oct 27, 2026$0.0754 ETFIQ projection

Oct 30, 2026 · pay Nov 3, 2026$0.0754 ETFIQ projection

Nov 6, 2026 · pay Nov 10, 2026$0.0754 ETFIQ projection

Nov 13, 2026 · pay Nov 17, 2026$0.0754 ETFIQ projection

Nov 20, 2026 · pay Nov 24, 2026$0.0754 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for QBY. 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.

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Every distribution ETFIQ holds for QBY (13, most recent first)

Oct 9, 2026$0.0754

Oct 2, 2026$0.0791

Sep 25, 2026$0.0796

Sep 18, 2026$0.0828

Sep 11, 2026$0.0835

Sep 4, 2026$0.0834

Aug 28, 2026$0.0971

Aug 21, 2026$0.1065

Aug 14, 2026$0.105

Aug 7, 2026$0.1119

Jul 31, 2026$0.1082

Jul 24, 2026$0.1106

Jul 17, 2026$0.1414

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

Money in and out

Monthly figures · as of Jun 30, 2026

QBY: in the month to Jun 30, 2026, net $835k came in, by its SEC filing.

Since Oct 2025

+$4.4m

Oct 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions QBY files with the SEC on Form N-PORT. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for QBY, back to Oct 2025, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare QBY with other funds in the flows tool

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily figures for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jun 2026.

Month by month, money in and money outOct 2025 to Jun 2026

in, up to +$940k

Oct 2025Jun 2026

QBY, money in and money out each month from Oct 2025 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from QBY’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 9 months listed, money came in on net in 7 and went out in 0.

Every bar is from QBY’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 9 months listed, money came in on net in 7 and went out in 0.

MonthInOutNet

Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$835k$0+$835k

May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$819k$0+$819k

Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$194k$0+$194k

Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$267k$0+$267k

Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$931k$0+$931k

Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$622k$0+$622k

Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$750k$0+$750k

Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

On a month from SEC Form N-PORT, money in is the filing’s sales plus reinvestments and money out its redemptions.

A month from SEC Form N-PORT is sales and reinvestments less redemptions as filed; a later month is the sum of its days, and says so where a day is missing.

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In plain words

Strategysynthetic covered call

Benchmark(QBTS)

How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its prospectus names QBTS as the company its options are written on (prospectus, Form 497K, accession 0001493152-25-013259, filed 2025-09-12, principal investment strategies).

Paysweekly

Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026)$2m

Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)75.5%

Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Sep 11, 2025)1.07%

Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)215.9%

First tradedNov 25, 2025

Return of capital, latest distribution (GraniteShares 19a-1 estimate)96.4%

Paysweekly

Typical gap between ex-dates7 days

Typical wait from ex-date to payment4 days

Last paid, per share$0.0754 ex Oct 9, 2026

Sum of the last 12 distributions, ex Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026$1.1231

How this is computed

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 about QBY

How much has QBY paid over the last year?: Over the period from its first trade on Nov 25, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026, QBY paid 45.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 78.8%.
Is QBY ahead of QBTS?: Over the period from its first trade on Nov 25, 2025 to Oct 9, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, QBY returned −45.8% against −35.5% for (QBTS), so a holder was behind it by 10.3 points.
How often does QBY pay, and how much?: QBY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 75.5% at its price on Oct 9, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the QBY distribution return of capital?: GraniteShares estimates 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 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 QBY next pay a distribution?: QBY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 9, 2026 at $0.0754 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Oct 16, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 4 days.
What does QBY cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% a year.

Sources and dates

Prices, QBY and QBTSTiingo end-of-day · Oct 9, 2026

Fee, 1.07%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Net assets, $2mIssuer page · Oct 8, 2026

Return of capitalGraniteShares 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IssuerGraniteShares page for QBY ↗

GraniteShares 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

GraniteShares’s own site ↗

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Total return

Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.

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

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.

Covered call

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.

Autocallable

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.

Barrier

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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