# QQQY (Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF)

Defiance · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QQQY paid 31.0% in cash and still finished 1.3 points behind QQQ.

## Key facts

- QQQY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 31.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QQQY, total return, 1 year: +21.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QQQY, against QQQ: −1.3 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QQQY, return of capital, latest payout (Defiance estimate): 100.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- QQQY, net assets: $188m (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- QQQY, expense ratio: 1.01% (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 17, 2025).

## QQQY over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | QQQ | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 8.2% | −7.1% | +1.1% | −0.8% | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | 17.0% | +3.0% | +20.7% | +20.7% | 0.0 pts |
| 1 year | 31.0% | −13.0% | +21.7% | +23.0% | −1.3 pts |
| Since launch | 86.6% | −63.4% | +55.3% | +92.8% | −37.5 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | option income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $188m | the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 30.3% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 17, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 35.7% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Sep 14, 2023 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 100.0% | Defiance 19a-1 estimate |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1288 ex Sep 10, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.6702 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has QQQY paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QQQY paid 31.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 13.0%.

### Is QQQY ahead of QQQ?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, QQQY returned +21.7% against +23.0% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 1.3 points.

### How often does QQQY pay, and how much?

QQQY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 30.3% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the QQQY distribution return of capital?

Defiance estimates 100% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 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 QQQY next pay a distribution?

QQQY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 10, 2026 at $0.1288 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 17, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.

### What does QQQY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.01% a year.


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