Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
QQQI vs VOO
NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and VOO hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQI | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 7.66% | 7.53% |
| Apple Inc | 6.63% | 6.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 4.38% | 4.31% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.05% | 3.63% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.32% | 3.26% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.82% | 2.78% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.07% | 2.60% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 5.61% | 2.02% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.65% | 1.92% |
| Tesla Inc | 3.35% | 1.84% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.12% | 1.47% |
| Intel Corp | 2.99% | 1.03% |
| Only in QQQI | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Linde PLC 1.05% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.48% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.92% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.43% |
| ASML Holding NV 0.76% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.26% |
| Shopify Inc 0.61% | Johnson & Johnson 0.95% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 0.37% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.88% |
| Astera Labs Inc 0.35% | Visa Inc 0.87% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV 0.32% | Caterpillar Inc 0.76% |
| Nebius Group NV 0.26% | AbbVie Inc 0.69% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | NEOS | Vanguard |
| What it is | covered call, vs QQQ | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.7% | +20.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.9 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.4% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | n/a | 506 |
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QQQI paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 14.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
VOO in plain words
VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, QQQI or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QQQI returned +18.7% and VOO returned +20.1%, so VOO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, QQQI or VOO?
- QQQI charges 0.68% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are QQQI and VOO the same kind of fund?
- No. QQQI is an option-income ETF and VOO is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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