About this ETF
QQQY is actively managed. The fund seeks to provide weekly income targeting a 30% annual distribution by holding long calls on the Nasdaq-100 index and writing daily call options. Distributions are taxed at a higher ordinary income rate. Long call option positions become profitable if the Nasdaq-100 Index moves higher. The fund does not directly or fully participate in index gains and will not adopt defensive positions during adverse markets. QQQY is the first ETF to use daily options, resulting in daily risk and return fluctuations. A significant portion of the portfolio is held in short-term US Treasuries, serving as collateral for short put positions. Prior to September 26, 2024, it traded as Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options Income ETF. Until December 17, 2025, the fund was named Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +1.93% | -9.09% | +0.55% | -5.04% | -11.50% | — | — | — | -28.63% |
| Total return | +3.71% | -2.53% | +16.10% | +14.20% | +22.39% | — | — | — | +15.27% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 1.01% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $101.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 5 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NDX 12/18/2026 1000.34 C | — | 98.25% | 65 | $183.7M |
| 2 | First American Government Obligations Fund… | — | 1.09% | 2.04M | $2.0M |
| 3 | Cash & Other | — | 0.79% | 1.47M | $1.5M |
| 4 | NDX 08/24/2026 29393.86 C | — | 0.26% | 65 | $495.3K |
| 5 | NDX 08/24/2026 29308.86 C | — | -0.40% | -65 | -$743.0K |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 35.09% | Paid (last 12 months) | $7.8472 |
| Frequency | Weekly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 20, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1310 (Aug 21, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -51.38% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | $0.1310 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | $0.1317 |
| Aug 06, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | Aug 07, 2026 | $0.1329 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.1253 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | $0.1315 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 | $0.1339 |
| Jul 09, 2026 | Jul 09, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | $0.1334 |
| Jul 02, 2026 | Jul 02, 2026 | Jul 06, 2026 | $0.1388 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $0.1358 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | $0.1392 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 12, 2026 | $0.1359 |
| Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | Jun 05, 2026 | $0.1435 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 17.68% / 15.75% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.17 / 0.832 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -11.12% / -18.96% | Sortino 1Y | 1.68 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.86 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.911 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 12.35% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 91.96K | Average volume | 115.99K |
| AUM | $185.4M | Premium/Discount | +0.65% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$1.6M | -0.85% | $187.0M → $185.4M |
| 1 Week | -$1.2M | -0.64% | $189.3M → $185.4M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for QQQY
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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