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Every income ETF measured against QQQ
QYLD leads every income ETF measured against QQQ at +3.5 pts (ahead or behind, one year), as of Oct 27, 2026. 14 funds ranked by total return minus what QQQ returned, in points, one year. 14 funds are measured against Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). Ahead means a holder ended with more than holding QQQ would have given them, cash included, over the same days.
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| # | Ticker | Fund | Ahead or behind ↓ | Total return | QQQ returned | Cash paid | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QYLD | Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | +3.5 pts | +18.9% | +15.4% | 12.3% | 0.60% |
| 2 | FTQI | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | +2.8 pts | +18.2% | +15.4% | 11.9% | 0.75% |
| 3 | QQQY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF | +2.3 pts | +17.7% | +15.4% | 29.6% | 1.01% |
| 4 | QYLG | Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ET | +1.9 pts | +17.3% | +15.4% | 16.6% | 0.35% |
| 5 | QDTE | Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strat | +1.0 pts | +16.4% | +15.4% | 34.4% | 0.96% |
| 6 | GPIQ | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | +0.7 pts | +16.1% | +15.4% | 10.7% | 0.29% |
| 7 | TDAQ | TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Inco | −0.2 pts | +15.2% | +15.4% | 16.6% | 0.68% |
| 8 | JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | −1.6 pts | +13.8% | +15.4% | 11.7% | 0.35% |
| 9 | QDTY | YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strate | −2.3 pts | +13.1% | +15.4% | 30.0% | 1.17% |
| 10 | QLDY | Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income E | −3.0 pts | +12.4% | +15.4% | 34.4% | 1.04% |
| 11 | QQQI | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | −3.7 pts | +11.7% | +15.4% | 13.8% | 0.68% |
| 12 | IQQQ | ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF | −5.6 pts | +9.8% | +15.4% | 6.5% | 0.55% |
| 13 | QRMI | Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF | −10.2 pts | +5.2% | +15.4% | 11.6% | 0.60% |
| 14 | TQQY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETF | −20.0 pts | −4.6% | +15.4% | 31.9% | 1.15% |
Where the marker sits left of the bar's end, the fund paid out more than it made.
Every fund here is measured against QQQ, so they can be compared with each other on the one thing that separates them: what a holder finished with against simply holding QQQ.
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Cash paid is not that. A fund can lead this category on cash and sit at the bottom of this table, which is the whole reason the measure exists. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.
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