Is PREOX or QYLD a better dividend investment in 2026?

PREOX currently yields 12.80% with a 5% 5-year dividend growth rate. QYLD yields 11.92% with -2.1% growth. The better choice depends on your goal: PREOX offers higher current income.

What is the dividend yield difference between PREOX and QYLD?

PREOX has a forward dividend yield of 12.80% ($2.00/share annually). QYLD yields 11.92% ($2.04/share annually). The yield gap is 0.88 percentage points.

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PREOX vs QYLD: Dividend Comparison 2026

PREOX yields 12.80% · QYLD yields 11.92%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled

🏆 PREOX wins by $21.1K in total portfolio value

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TIME HORIZON10 years

PREOX

● Live price

12.80%

Share price

$15.63

Annual div

$2.00

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$46.5K

Annual income

$2,838.35

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QYLD

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF

● Live price

11.92%

Share price

$17.15

Annual div

$2.04

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$25.4K

Annual income

$5,659.31

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Portfolio growth — PREOX vs QYLD

📍 PREOX pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis Period	PREOX	QYLD
2008–2009 GFC	— No data	— No data
2020 Q1–Q2 COVID	— No data	— No data
2022 Q4 Rate Hike	— No data	— No data

Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.

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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, PREOX + QYLD cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage

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PREOX pays

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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

PREOX

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$1,087.87/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$2,412.60/yr

QYLD

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$1,013.51/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$4,810.41/yr

At 15% tax rate, QYLD beats the other by $2,397.82/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000

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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of PREOX + QYLD for your $10,000?

PREOX: 50%QYLD: 50%

100% QYLD50/50100% PREOX

Portfolio after 10yr

$35.9K

Annual income

$4,248.83/yr

Blended yield

11.82%

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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

PREOX buys

QYLD buys

Politician	Chamber	Ticker	Type	Amount	Date
Tim Moore	🏢 House	$QYLD	▼ Sell	$15,001 - $50,000	2025-05-02
Tim Moore	🏢 House	$QYLD	▲ Buy	$15,001 - $50,000	2025-04-07
Dwight Evans	🏢 House	$QYLD	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2022-11-14
Dwight Evans	🏢 House	$QYLD	▼ Sell	$1,001 - $15,000	2020-10-29

STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →

MetricPREOXQYLD

Forward yield	12.80% ✓	11.92%
Annual dividend / share	$2.00	$2.04 ✓
Payout ratio	50%	50%
1-year div growth	0%	0%
5-year div CAGR	0%	0%
Portfolio after 10y	$46.5K ✓	$25.4K
Annual income after 10y	$2,838.35	$5,659.31 ✓
Total dividends collected	$20.4K	$27.1K ✓
Payment frequency	quarterly	monthly
Sector	Stock	ETF

Year-by-year: PREOX vs QYLD ($10,000, DRIP)

Year	PREOX Portfolio	PREOX Income/yr	QYLD Portfolio	QYLD Income/yr	Gap
1← crossover	$11,980	$1,279.85	$10,352	$1,192.36	+$1.6K → PREOX
2	$14,251	$1,432.94	$10,830	$1,347.57	+$3.4K → PREOX
3	$16,842	$1,593.12	$11,460	$1,539.07	+$5.4K → PREOX
4	$19,781	$1,759.56	$12,275	$1,777.84	+$7.5K → PREOX
5	$23,097	$1,931.37	$13,323	$2,078.95	+$9.8K → PREOX
6	$26,821	$2,107.61	$14,667	$2,463.34	+$12.2K → PREOX
7	$30,986	$2,287.35	$16,396	$2,960.57	+$14.6K → PREOX
8	$35,624	$2,469.66	$18,631	$3,612.97	+$17.0K → PREOX
9	$40,772	$2,653.62	$21,548	$4,482.15	+$19.2K → PREOX
10	$46,464	$2,838.35	$25,398	$5,659.31	+$21.1K → PREOX

PREOX vs QYLD: Complete Analysis 2026

PREOX — Stock

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the common stocks of United States companies with market capitalizations that are below $300 million at the time of initial purchase, which the fund's investment adviser refers to as "micro-cap" companies. The micro-cap companies in which the fund may invest include "early stage" micro-cap companies, which are companies that are in a relatively early stage of development with market capitalizations that are below $50 million.

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QYLD — ETF

The Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite V2 Index.

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