Pacer QDPL Delivers 4.42% Yield, Paying 4 Times SPY With Just 28-Basis-Point Return Gap
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 22
Pacer QDPL Delivers 4.42% Yield, Paying 4 Times SPY With Just 28-Basis-Point Return Gap
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 22
Summary
QDPL paid a 4.42% trailing annual yield—about four times SPY’s roughly 1%—while lagging SPY’s year-to-date return by only 28 basis points.
About 88% of the ETF stays in S&P 500 stocks held in near-index weights, and a sleeve of S&P 500 annual dividend futures lifts distributions to roughly 400% of the index yield.
Monthly payouts are a key draw: QDPL distributes cash 12 times a year, versus SPY’s four quarterly payments.
SPY still mirrors the same large-cap benchmark, but its trailing 12-month payout of $7.52 on a $776 share price leaves income-focused investors with far less cash flow.