QQQY Dividend Yield

Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF · Trading--Miscellaneous · Defiance ETFs LLC · ETF · weekly payer

$19.25

As of Nov 7, 2026, QQQY (Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF) yields 37.27%, paying $7.17 a share a year in weekly distributions at its $19.25 price. It costs 1.01% a year and manages $179.2M. Over the last 3 years it returned 15.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 23.3% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

37.27%

Paid a Year

$7.17

Expense Ratio

1.01%

Assets

$179.2M

3-Yr Return

15.4%/yr

Frequency

Weekly

Key facts about QQQY

Data as of Nov 7, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 7, 2026, QQQY yields 37.27% and pays about $7.17 a share a year, weekly.
QQQY paid $7.1740 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 7, 2026, in 52 payments.
QQQY's expense ratio is 1.01% a year, or $101.00 on $10,000.
QQQY is an ETF from Defiance ETFs LLC with $179.2M in assets, started Sep 13, 2023.
Since Sep 2023, QQQY's share price has fallen 65%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 52%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "QQQY Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 7, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/QQQY

What $10,000 in QQQY became

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From Sep 2023 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$15,227

Payouts taken as cash

$12,572

$9,105 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$18,331

Since Sep 2023, QQQY's share price has fallen 65%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 52%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

QQQY total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+11.6%	−18.9%	+12.0%
3 years	+15.4%	−28.2%	+23.3%

QQQY distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 5, 2026	Nov 6, 2026	$0.1170	−29.9%
Oct 29, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.1240	−27.5%
Oct 22, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	$0.1240	−34.7%
Oct 15, 2026	Oct 16, 2026	$0.1290	−39.2%
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 9, 2026	$0.1320	−31.6%
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 2, 2026	$0.13	−31.9%
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	$0.1330	−31.1%
Sep 17, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	$0.1260	−34.7%
Sep 10, 2026	Sep 11, 2026	$0.1290	—
Sep 3, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.1280	—
Aug 27, 2026	Aug 28, 2026	$0.1290	—
Aug 20, 2026	Aug 21, 2026	$0.1310	—

What QQQY holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

FGXXX First American Government Obligs X1.8%

Technology60.8%
Communication13.0%
Consumer cyclical10.7%
Consumer defensive6.2%
Healthcare3.6%
Industrials2.9%
Utilities1.1%
Materials1.0%

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QQQY questions

What is QQQY's dividend yield?

As of Nov 7, 2026, QQQY yields 37.27%. Over the last 12 months it paid $7.1740 a share in 52 payments, against a $19.25 share price.

How often does QQQY pay dividends?

QQQY pays weekly, 52 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of QQQY pay?

At about $7.1740 a share a year, 100 shares of QQQY pay about $717.40 a year, $13.80 each week, before tax.

What is QQQY's expense ratio?

QQQY's expense ratio is 1.01% a year: $101.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is QQQY's total return?

In the year to Oct 2026, QQQY returned 11.6% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -18.9% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does QQQY have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Defiance ETFs LLC
Category: Trading--Miscellaneous
Started: Sep 13, 2023
Expense ratio: 1.01%
Assets: $179.2M
Dividend yield: 37.27%
Paid in the last year: $7.1740 (52 payments)
Last payment: $0.1170 · ex Nov 5, 2026
Beta (3 years): -2.50

Income Calculator

At $7.17 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (weekly)$13.80

Annual$717.40

Monthly avg$59.78

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QQQY total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting QQQY dividend calculator100 shares pay $717.40 a year, $13.80 each week

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.