QTOP ETF — iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETF

iShares Nasdaq Top 30 Stocks ETF (QTOP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QTOP is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.30%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.33%, its expense ratio is 0.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 50.8% over the past 2 years, 16.0 points ahead of SPY at 34.8%.

This ETF tracks the 30 largest non-financial companies listed on Nasdaq by market capitalization, holding at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index components. It carries a low expense ratio of 0.20% and distributes a modest yield quarterly. The fund appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to large-cap technology and innovation-focused companies with minimal ongoing costs.

QTOP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 50.8% over the past 2 years, 16.0 points ahead of SPY at 34.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.0%.

QTOP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.29%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/23/2024

Expense ratio

0.20%

Distribution rate

0.30%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.33%

Last close

$37.19 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$325,782,215

Average volume

134478.0

Dividend

$0.028

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.3962

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.30%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.33%) 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: iShares; 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.

QTOP risks and drawbacks

QTOP'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.0%.

Who may consider QTOP — and who may not

QTOP 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 (QTOP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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