How much is QQQY's distribution?

QQQY's most recent distribution was $0.1260 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 17, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $7.4090 per share across 51 payments, a trailing yield of 32.91%.

How often does QQQY pay a distribution?

Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF pays on a weekly schedule. It made 51 payments in the last 12 months and 52 in 2025.

When is QQQY's next distribution?

QQQY's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its weekly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has QQQY ever cut its distribution?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 61 regular payments lower than the one before it. Option-income and bond funds vary their distributions with income earned, so reductions are routine for these funds.

How much did QQQY pay in dividends in 2025?

QQQY paid $10.6810 per share across 52 payments in 2025, down 58.5% from 2024.

What was QQQY's total return including distributions over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Sep 24, 2026, QQQY paid $7.4090 per share, 29.18% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved -11.3%. That is an approximate total return of +17.8% before taxes and reinvestment.

QQQY Dividend History

Name: Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF (QQQY) dividend history
Creator: SmarterDividends

Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF · every payment since 2023

Defiance Nasdaq 100 Target 30 Weekly Distribution ETF (QQQY) has paid 115 distributions since 2023. The most recent was $0.1260 per share (ex-date Sep 17, 2026). Over the last 12 months QQQY paid $7.4090 across 51 payments, a trailing yield of 32.91%. The average of the last 4 regular payments is -1.7% versus the 4 before.

Latest distribution

$0.1260

Last ex-date

Sep 17, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$7.41

Trailing yield

32.91%

Frequency

Weekly

Payments on record

115

What the record shows

QQQY has paid weekly since distributions began partway through 2023, but the recent record points to lower payment amounts. It has made 115 distributions. Over the last 12 months, 52 payments totaled $7.602 per share, equivalent to a 33.77% trailing yield.

The latest distribution was lower than the preceding one, and the average of the four most recent payments was 1.7% below the prior average. Lower payments have occurred more often than higher payments. The annual total fell 58.5% from 2024 to 2025; the partial first year is not comparable with the later full years.

Over 12 months, QQQY’s price fell 12.3%, while distributions equaled 29.6% of the price a year earlier. That produced an approximate total return of 17.3%. The distributions more than offset the price decline, although part of the cash paid was returned through lower market value.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 24, 2026 · editorial policy

Distributions versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

29.18%

of price a year ago

Price change

-11.3%

$25.39 → $22.51

Approx. total return

+17.8%

before taxes

A high distribution rate paired with a falling price means part of the payout came back out of the share price. Total return adds distributions received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

QQQY distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 52 regular payments, per share