TQQQ ETF — ProShares UltraPro QQQ

ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ)

TQQQ is an ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.94%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.52%, its expense ratio is 0.82%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 47/100 (Caution). Fund total return is 35177.2% over the past 16.5 years, 33384.8 points ahead of QQQ at 1792.4%.

At the current 0.94% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $94 per year, or $7.83 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ is an ETF that seeks daily investment results corresponding to three times the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index, which comprises 100 of the largest Nasdaq-listed non-financial companies, using leveraged financial instruments to achieve this amplified exposure. The fund carries a modest distribution rate with quarterly distributions and has an expense ratio of 0.82%, reflecting the cost of maintaining its leveraged strategy. This ETF appeals primarily to traders and sophisticated investors seeking short-term, growth-oriented exposure with amplified daily returns, rather than traditional dividend income investors, given its leverage structure and low income profile.

TQQQ performance versus QQQ

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 35177.2% over the past 16.5 years, 33384.8 points ahead of QQQ at 1792.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 37.0%.

TQQQ key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

47 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.44%

Issuer

ProShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/09/2010

Expense ratio

0.82%

Distribution rate

0.94%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.52%

Last close

$72.53

AUM

$38,467,460,654

Average volume

49989189.0

Last dividend

$0.1710

Ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Payment date

06/30/2026

Beta

4.02

P/E ratio

33.0435

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.94%) 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 (0.52%) 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. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: ProShares fund page; Index: Nasdaq-100 Index; 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.

TQQQ risks and drawbacks

TQQQ'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 37.0%.

Who may consider TQQQ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TQQQ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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