QXQ ETF — SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF

SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF (QXQ)

Updated October 9, 2026.

QXQ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.96%, its trailing-12-month yield is 14.58%, its expense ratio is 0.98%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 84/100 (Safe). Total return is 60.9% over the past 2.3 years, 13.2 points ahead of SPY at 47.7%.

At the current 0.96% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $96 per year, or about $24.00 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF is an equity fund that invests at least 80% of its assets in companies included in the Nasdaq-100 Index, alongside options strategies designed to generate current income. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions quarterly, with an expense ratio of 0.98%. It may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to large-cap technology and growth companies while generating regular distributions.

QXQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-09.

Total return is 60.9% over the past 2.3 years, 13.2 points ahead of SPY at 47.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.2%.

QXQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

84 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.81%

Issuer

Summit Global Investments

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/13/2024

Expense ratio

0.98%

Distribution rate

0.96%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

14.58%

Last close

$33.41 (as of 2026-10-09)

AUM

$85,366,746

Average volume

2707.0

Dividend

$0.08

Ex-dividend date

09/28/2026

Payment date

09/29/2026

Beta

1.3025

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.96%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (14.58%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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: Summit Global Investments; 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.

QXQ risks and drawbacks

QXQ'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 12.2%.

Who may consider QXQ — and who may not

QXQ may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (QXQ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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