Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETFQLDY

DefianceIncomeDividend Stocks#234 of 469 by YTD

$36.71

+0.7% last session

+9.8% YTD

Data as of 11/4/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026QLDYS&P 500 · VOO

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	+0.7%	−9.7%	−4.1%	+9.8%	+6.1%	—	—	+12.7%
Peer average	+1.3%	+1.1%	−0.2%	+11.0%	+13.9%	+63.0%	+52.8%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+1.6%	−1.6%	0.0%	+13.4%	+13.5%	+91.7%	+81.2%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $53M
Expense ratio: 1.04%
Distribution yield: 48.0%
NAV: $36.22
Volume: 16K
Avg. volume 30D: 40K
High today: $37.14
Low today: $36.52
Previous close: $36.47
52-week high: $52.03
52-week low: $36.22
Our risk indicator: 3/5

QLDY in One Breath

QLDY Among Dividend Stocks ETFs

YTD

#1AMDYYieldMax+91.2%$409M

#2USOYDefiance+58.0%$78.2M

#3DIVBiShares+38.6%$2.3B

#4SCHDSchwab+35.3%$121B

#5XUDVFranklin Templeton+31.1%$79.4M

#6HDViShares+31.0%$16.2B

#7EASYLiberty One+29.9%$67.8M

#8PEYInvesco+29.4%$1.2B

#176QLDYDefiance+9.8%$52.5M

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 324 Dividend stocks ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in QLDY

$10,000 in QLDY became

$11,271

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$11,741

Total return, dividends in · Sep 18, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

QLDY Returns by Period

Today

YTD

MAX

QLDY

+0.7%

−9.7%

−4.1%

+9.8%

+6.1%

—

+12.7%

Peer average

+1.3%

+1.1%

−0.2%

+11.0%

+13.9%

+63.0%

+52.8%

—

S&P 500 · VOO

+1.6%

−1.6%

0.0%

+13.4%

+13.5%

+91.7%

+81.2%

—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 401 Dividend stocks ETFs

QLDY’s Income Rank

YTD

#234of 469
income ETFs

Best · MRNY+543.9%

Average+10.0%

QLDY+9.8%

Worst · RDYY−51.6%

Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 5, 2026

QLDY Price and 52-Week Range

From the 52-week high

−29.4%

From the 52-week low

+1.4%

Today $36.52 – $37.14

Previous close $36.47

$36.71 now

52-week low$36.2252-week high$52.03

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close

QLDY’s Share of Dividend Stocks ETFs

Today

0.0%

of the $854B in 402 Dividend stocks ETFs

QLDY$52.5M0.0%

SCHD$121B14.2%

VIG$109B12.8%

399 others$623B73.0%

Dividend stocks ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026

QLDY Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$1.04a year
per $100

$104 a year on $10,000

VIG$0.04

VYM$0.04

SCHD$0.06

DGRO$0.08

CGDV$0.33

QLDY$1.04

Expense ratio · Dividend stocks peers · Nov 5, 2026

Inside QLDY

7 holdings

QLDY

Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF

Today

QLDY reports no holdings we can show: […]

Defiance QLDY · holdings

How It Compares

QLDY

Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF’s Peers

Today


SCHD	SchwabRead Desk	0.06%	+1.9%	+41.6%	$121.5B
VIG	VanguardRead Desk	0.04%	+2.1%	+18.9%	$109.1B
VYM	VanguardRead Desk	0.04%	+1.2%	+21.2%	$78.9B
DGRO	iSharesRead Desk	0.08%	+2.2%	+24.5%	$45.1B
CGDV	Capital GroupRead Desk	0.33%	+1.4%	+17.5%	$38.8B
QLDY	DefianceThis fundRead Desk	1.04%	+0.7%	+6.1%	$53M

Dividend stocks peers · Today’s and past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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SCHD vs QLDY

YTD

SCHDSchwab · Dividend stocksQLDYDefiance · Dividend stocks

Year to date

+35.3%

+9.8%

SCHD wins+25.5 pts

Past year

+41.6%

+6.1%

SCHD wins+35.5 pts

Fee

0.06%

1.04%

SCHD winslower fee

Yield

2.9%

48.0%

QLDY wins+45.1 pts

AUM

$121B

$52.5M

SCHD2313.1× more

3–1SCHD wins

Schwab SCHD and Defiance QLDY · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored

QLDY vs VOO

YTD

QLDY · Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income

+9.8%

VOO · S&P 500

+13.4%

Gap

3.5 pts

Defiance QLDY and Vanguard VOO · Today total return · as of Nov 5, 2026

QLDY vs Its Peer Average

YTD

QLDYAvsBPeer average

1D+0.7%+1.3%

1M−9.7%+1.1%

3M−4.1%−0.2%

YTD+9.8%+11.0%

1Y+6.1%+13.9%

3Y[…]+63.0%

5Y[…]+52.8%

0–5Peer average wins

401 Dividend stocks peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

QLDY

Risk

3/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y22.36%

Deepest drop · 1Y−14.7%

Lowest point · 5Y−9.4%

52-week range

$36.71

$36.22−29.4% from the high$52.03

Defiance QLDY · past-year price moves · as of Nov 5, 2026

QLDY

Fund Facts

Today

2025launched Sep 17

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPNASDAQ · 88636V884

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$104 a year

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Prospectus & documents Trading & liquidity Fees & costs Distributions

Defiance QLDY · fund facts · as of Nov 5, 2026

QLDY

Payouts by Year

$0.14per share, Nov 2026

Distribution yield48.0%

PaidEvery week

Latest ex-date · paidNov 4 · Nov 5, 2026

12 payouts added up$1.84 a share

Defiance QLDY · distributions by ex-date · 2026–2026

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-08-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-05-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-02-28 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-11-30 ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$36.22

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today16K

Average volume · 30D40K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio1.04%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$104.00

Our risk indicator3/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Nov 4, 2026	Nov 5, 2026	$0.14
Oct 30, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	$0.15
Oct 28, 2026	Oct 29, 2026	$0.15
Oct 23, 2026	Oct 26, 2026	$0.15
Oct 21, 2026	Oct 22, 2026	$0.15
Oct 16, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	$0.15
Oct 14, 2026	Oct 15, 2026	$0.16
Oct 9, 2026	Oct 13, 2026	$0.16
Oct 7, 2026	Oct 8, 2026	$0.16
Oct 2, 2026	Oct 5, 2026	$0.16
Sep 30, 2026	Oct 1, 2026	$0.16
Sep 25, 2026	Sep 28, 2026	$0.16

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