# HCM Defender 100 Index ETF (QQH) — Dividends

QQH · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/qqh/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.16 |
| Forward yield | 0.19% |
| Growth streak | 3 years |

HCM Defender 100 Index ETF pays an annual distribution. Its most recent distribution was $0.16 per share, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 16, 2025 and a pay date of December 22, 2025. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $0.16 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 0.18% at a share price of $90.60.

The record is short and has a gap. The table lists four distributions: $0.06 in December 2019, then $0.14 in December 2023, $0.16 in December 2024 and $0.16 in December 2025. No distributions are listed for 2020, 2021 or 2022. The source counts a growth streak of three years based on calendar-year totals, although the 2024 and 2025 amounts are the same when rounded to the cent. The amount has stayed between $0.14 and $0.16 since the payments resumed in 2023.

All four ex-dates fall in mid-December, between December 13 and December 16, with payment six to eleven days later and before the end of the year. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in mid-December 2026 and be paid later that month.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | $0.16 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | $0.16 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 26, 2023 | $0.14 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 23, 2019 | $0.06 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does HCM Defender 100 Index ETF (QQH) pay a distribution?

Yes. HCM Defender 100 Index ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.16 per share.

### What is QQH's distribution yield?

HCM Defender 100 Index ETF paid $0.16 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.19% at the last price of $86.21. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is QQH's most recent ex-distribution date?

HCM Defender 100 Index ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 16, 2025, payable on Dec 22, 2025.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has QQH been raising its distribution?

Yes — HCM Defender 100 Index ETF has increased its distribution for 3 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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