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QQQTDefiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF

Get income1y track recordRanked #1,359 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks current income and exposure to the Nasdaq 100 Index performance.

By Defiance ETFs LLC · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

1.20%

#5,234 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$44M

#3,680 of 5,562 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

18.88%

Track Record

1 year

#3,630 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$13,402+34.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

Index tracked

Nasdaq-100 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 4 holdings = 100.5% of fundconcentrated

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1
100.5%
N/A
0.7%
First American Government Obli
0.3%
N/A
-0.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
97.8%
Other
3.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
16.2%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-22.5%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks current income and exposure to the Nasdaq 100 Index performance.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF primarily focused on generating current income. The strategy includes holding shares of unaffiliated passively managed ETFs that track the Nasdaq 100 Index.
Inception date
June 20, 2024
Fund family
Defiance ETFs LLC

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19