QQQJ ETF — Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF

Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QQQJ is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.76%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.76%, its expense ratio is 0.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 69.6% over the past 6 years, 66.8 points behind SPY at 136.4%.

Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF is an ETF that tracks the next generation of large-cap Nasdaq-listed companies outside the NASDAQ-100 Index, holding at least 90% of its assets in the index constituents. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.15%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to established mid-tier Nasdaq companies with a modest income component.

QQQJ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 69.6% over the past 6 years, 66.8 points behind SPY at 136.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

QQQJ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.67%

Issuer

Invesco

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/13/2020

Expense ratio

0.15%

Distribution rate

0.76%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.76%

Last close

$43.32 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,190,451,510

Average volume

186000.0

Dividend

$0.198

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

1.21

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.76%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.76%) 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.

QQQJ risks and drawbacks

QQQJ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.8%.

Who may consider QQQJ — and who may not

QQQJ may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (QQQJ pays quarterly); 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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