GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETF
The ETF.net TQQY Grade
F
Score 16 out of 100
- 31 of 31
Score 16 of 100 falls in the F band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F3 out of 100Rank 30 of 31Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.F21 out of 100Rank 20 of 20Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F6 out of 100Rank 31 of 31Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 19 of 31Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D36 out of 100Rank 27 of 31
Our read on TQQY
In short
FMost Nasdaq-100 income funds own the stocks and sell calls. TQQY owns none. It writes puts on a 3x leveraged QQQ fund, where fatter option premiums are the entire point, and pays monthly.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks income primarily by selling put options on leveraged ETFs tracking the 3x Long QQQ Daily ETF, while also seeking capped exposure to that leveraged ETF's performance.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
TQQY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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TQQY$9,230
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | TQQY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +2.6% |
| 1 month | −4.4% |
| 3 months | −0.7% |
| 1 year | −7.7% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | TQQY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +2.6% | |
| 2025 | −4.6% |
TQQY in the news
TQQY Dividends
- 53.13%
- $6.08
- $0.05 per share
- Weekly
TQQY Risk
- 22.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.09
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −25.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.46
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
TQQY Cost
Overpaying vs EDGQ, cheapest in Nasdaq-100 Option Income
$21,543
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
TQQY 1.18%
$21,543
EDGQ 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | TQQY | EDGQ | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $2,065 | $0 | $2,065 |
| 20 | $7,697 | $0 | $7,697 |
| 30 | $21,543 | $0 | $21,543 |
You pay 1.18%Waived by GraniteShares 0.36%
Full fee 1.54% waiver 0.36% you pay 1.18%
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