# TQQY (GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETF)

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

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, TQQY paid 36.8% in cash and still finished 20.2 points behind QQQ.

## Key facts

- TQQY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 36.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- TQQY, total return, 1 year: +2.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- TQQY, against QQQ: −20.2 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- TQQY, return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate): 93.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- TQQY, net assets: $5m (issuer page, as of Sep 10, 2026).
- TQQY, expense ratio: 1.15% (485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025).

## TQQY over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | QQQ | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 8.1% | −6.6% | +1.6% | −0.8% | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | 19.0% | −11.7% | +8.0% | +20.7% | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | 36.8% | −35.3% | +2.8% | +23.0% | −20.2 pts |
| Since launch | 47.9% | −51.1% | +1.1% | +40.0% | −38.8 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | (QQQ) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $5m | issuer page, as of Sep 10, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 24.4% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.15% | 485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 56.8% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Feb 26, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 93.0% | GraniteShares 19a-1 estimate |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 4 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.0573 ex Sep 11, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $0.9558 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

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

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, TQQY paid 36.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 35.3%.

### Is TQQY ahead of QQQ?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, TQQY returned +2.8% against +23.0% for (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 20.2 points.

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

TQQY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 24.4% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the TQQY distribution return of capital?

GraniteShares estimates 93% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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 TQQY next pay a distribution?

TQQY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 11, 2026 at $0.0573 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 18, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 4 days.

### What does TQQY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.15% a year.


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