Is QQQ a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

QQQ is classified a Friend under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the QQQ distribution?

A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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QQQ Income Quality Score

Name: QQQ Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: QQQ income quality, QQQ dividend quality, QQQ dividend safety, QQQ distribution history, QQQ dividend score, QQQ analysis, Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 dividend

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) has an Income Quality Score of 94/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 Snapshot · Delayed

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 4 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score Delayed

94/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NASDAQ

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

2 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

94FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

100/100

Working Capital Preservation

99/100

Distribution Cut Score

100/100

Distribution Trend

58/100

What is working

Economic return covers long-term payout
Working capital preserved over time
No material annual distribution decline across 10 full years of data

Distribution Safety

16Years raised

0Years cut

24Years of data

DownCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20030.0136Held
20040.3786Raised
20050.1359Lower total
20060.1327Held
20070.1429Raised
20080.1385Held
20090.2112Raised
20100.3607Raised
20110.4625Raised
20120.8227Raised
20130.893Raised
20141.4529Raised
20151.1046Lower total
20161.2533Raised
20171.3014Raised
20181.4054Raised
20191.5817Raised
20201.7365Raised
20211.6968Lower total
20222.1351Raised
20232.5392Raised
20242.8466Raised
20252.7949Lower total
20261.5463Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.