QQLV ETF — Invesco QQQ Low Volatility ETF

Invesco QQQ Low Volatility ETF (QQLV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QQLV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.36%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.90%, its expense ratio is 0.25%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 6.1% over the past 1.9 years, 22.4 points behind SPY at 28.5%.

Invesco QQQ Low Volatility ETF is an ETF that tracks a subset of the Nasdaq-100 Index, holding stocks that have exhibited the least volatility over the past 12 months. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with monthly distributions and has a low expense ratio of 0.25%. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to large-cap technology and growth stocks with relatively lower price fluctuations.

QQLV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 6.1% over the past 1.9 years, 22.4 points behind SPY at 28.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 6.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.3%.

QQLV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.16%

Issuer

Invesco

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/04/2024

Expense ratio

0.25%

Distribution rate

1.36%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

1.90%

Last close

$25.60 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,658,559

Average volume

409.0

Dividend

$0.029

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.36%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.90%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Invesco; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

QQLV risks and drawbacks

QQLV's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.3%.

Who may consider QQLV — and who may not

QQLV may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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