Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread™ Income ETF
Defiance ETFs · Exchange-traded fund
$41.79
TTM yield43.46%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield20.03%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$17.97104 payments per share
Last dividend$0.161Ex-date Oct 7, 2026
1Y total return+22.95%Dividends reinvested
NAV erosion gradeDPrice −17.9% a year
Expense ratio0.04%Annual fund fee
Performance
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QLDY
QLDY
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 7, 2025 – Oct 7, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in QLDY became, with dividends reinvested.
1 month$10,594
+5.94%
- Price change
- +2.35%
- Dividends
- $347
3 months$10,557
+5.57%
- Price change
- -4.85%
- Dividends
- $985
6 months$12,928
+29.28%
- Price change
- +5.52%
- Dividends
- $2,232
1 year$12,295
+22.95%
- Price change
- -17.95%
- Dividends
- $3,566
2 years—
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5 years—
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Dividend history Payout shrinking −2%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Oct 7, 2026$0.161+1.90%
- Oct 2, 2026$0.158No change
- Sep 30, 2026$0.158−0.63%
- Sep 25, 2026$0.159−0.63%
- Sep 23, 2026$0.160+5.26%
- Sep 18, 2026$0.152−1.30%
- Sep 16, 2026$0.154−1.28%
- Sep 11, 2026$0.156—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.62 | $1.36 | $1.29 | $1.43 | $1.59 | $1.44 | $1.66 | $1.29 | $1.41 | $0.319 | — | — | $13.41 |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.96 | $1.33 | $1.86 | $5.15 |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.