QQQY
Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options Income ETF
QQQY seeks to provide monthly income by actively placing bullish bets on the Nasdaq-100 Index through a 0DTE put option writing strategy. The secondary objective of the fund is to seek limited exposure to the performance of the index.
Risk Management
DERIVATIVES
Active
MANAGEMENT STYLE
193.5 M
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
99 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Tidal Investments LLC |
Category | Risk Management |
Asset class | Derivatives |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Sep 14, 2023 |
Assets (mns) | $193 |
Expense ratio | 99 bp |
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Monthly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Derivatives-based | Yes |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top Holdings
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 07/09/2026 | 20.7 % |
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BOND 3.875% 01/15 | 20.7 % |
CASH & OTHER | 20.2 % |
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 08/06/2026 | 15.1 % |
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 02/19/2026 | 14.2 % |
UNITED STATES TREASURY BILL 11/06/2025 | 7.6 % |
UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BOND 4.25% 10/15/ | 2.0 % |
EXCHANGE PUT OPT 09/25 24150 | -0.4 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 08/31/2025)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price Returns | -18.4% | -36.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -36.0% |
Dividend Yield | 22.9% | 42.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46.9% |
Total Returns | 4.5% | 5.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.9% | Ann. Volatility | 18.6% | 16.9% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.96 | 67% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.26 | 6% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.06 | 0% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 142 |
ADV traded (mns) | $4 |
Turnover | 1.9% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.05% |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $25.68 |
30d moving avg. | $24.91 |
Annualized volatility | 13.5% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 67 |
Short interest | 5.6% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
Expense Analysis
Peer Group | Active Risk Management Derivatives ETFs |
# of ETFs | 109 |
Avg. Expense Ratio | 85.0 bp |
Std. Deviation | 17 bp |
QQQY (99 bp) Percentile rank | 59 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
---|---|---|---|
QQQY | 99.0 | 4.6 | 103.6 |
Peer Avg. | 96.5 | 31.1 | 127.6 |
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