YQQQ ETF — YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF

YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF (YQQQ)

Updated October 8, 2026.

YQQQ is an ETF linked to NASDAQ 100. its distribution rate is 18.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 31.06%, its expense ratio is 1.11%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 57/100 (Caution). Total return is -19.4% over the past 2.1 years, 78.8 points behind QQQ at 59.4%.

At the current 18.85% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,885 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.

YQQQ performance versus QQQ

Price and return data through 2026-10-08.

Total return is -19.4% over the past 2.1 years, 78.8 points behind QQQ at 59.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -4.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 21.8%.

YQQQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

57 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

10.74%

Issuer

YieldMax

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/14/2024

Expense ratio

1.11%

Distribution rate

18.85%

Distribution frequency

Weekly

Trailing yield

31.06%

Last close

$9.32 (as of 2026-10-08)

AUM

$26,019,111

Average volume

36740.0

Last dividend

$0.0338

Latest 19(a) ROC estimate

83.27%

Last ex-dividend date

10/08/2026

Last payment date

10/09/2026

Beta

-0.9342

P/E ratio

28.0555

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (18.85%) 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 (31.06%) 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: YieldMax or company page; Index: NASDAQ 100; 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.

YQQQ risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed QQQ over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 21.8%.

Who may consider YQQQ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching QQQ total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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