QLDY
Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF
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WeeklyYield™ Actual Performance
How YTD & performance are calculated: YTD returns shown across WeeklyYield are price-only, using split-adjusted close-to-close prices from the first trading day of the calendar year to the latest close — the same method your brokerage uses. Dividends are tracked separately in the yield figures above. "Actual Non-DRIP" and "Actual DRIP" add distributions back in to show total return since the earliest price we have on record for this ETF. See full methodology →
Top Performer Score
Fund quality adjustment: ×0.90. Score is reduced for small AUM ($48.5M), young inception (2025-09-17), expense ratio 1.04%. Raw score before adjustment: 48.
Price History (1 Year)
About This ETF
The Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF (QLDY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims to distribute to shareholders twice weekly through actively managed synthetic call options and writing 0DTE put spreads. The fund also seeks to provide long exposure to the price return of the NASDAQ 100 Index. QLDY was launched on Sep 17, 2025 and is issued by Defiance.
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Cash Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | $0.16850 | 2026-07-16 |
| 2026-07-10 | $0.16890 | 2026-07-13 |
| 2026-07-08 | $0.17240 | 2026-07-09 |
| 2026-07-06 | $0.17440 | 2026-07-07 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.16980 | 2026-07-02 |
| 2026-06-26 | $0.17250 | 2026-06-29 |
| 2026-06-24 | $0.18070 | 2026-06-25 |
| 2026-06-22 | $0.17750 | 2026-06-23 |
| 2026-06-17 | $0.18380 | 2026-06-18 |
| 2026-06-12 | $0.17520 | 2026-06-15 |
| 2026-06-10 | $0.17530 | 2026-06-11 |
| 2026-06-05 | $0.18750 | 2026-06-08 |
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Frequently Asked Questions About QLDY
QLDY pays weekly dividends. Its most recent ex-dividend date was 2026-07-15 with a pay date of 2026-07-16.
QLDY has paid an average of $0.1699 per share across its most recent 3 distributions. Its latest distribution was $0.1685 per share.
QLDY's current annualized yield is 20.78%. This is calculated as the average weekly payout multiplied by 52 and divided by the current share price of $42.17.
Covered call and option-income ETF distributions vary week to week. QLDY's actual total return figures on the fund's WeeklyYield page show total return net of NAV changes; high distribution rates can coincide with NAV decline, so investors should compare yield to actual total return before drawing conclusions. This is educational information, not investment advice.
Option-income ETF distributions are generally treated as ordinary income or return of capital, depending on the fund's structure and the underlying options strategy. For QLDY's exact tax character, refer to the fund issuer's 19a-1 notices and year-end 1099-DIV. This is not tax advice.
More detail on how these numbers are calculated is on our methodology page.