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QAI VOO \n Expense ratio 0.81% 0.03% \n Net assets, QAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VOO as of Oct 31, 2026 $1.0bn $1.0tn \n Total return, 1 year +7.7% +14.8% \n What it tracks not published S&P 5","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, QAI against VOO, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/qai-vs-voo","a":{"ticker":"QAI","name":"NYLIM Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF","issuer":"New York Life Investments","desk":"alternatives","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QAI returned 7.7%, against 14.8% for IWV.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qai","key_facts":[{"label":"Correlation with the S&P 500","value":"+0.89","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Beta to the S&P 500","value":"+0.45","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Down-week capture","value":"50.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against T-bills, 52 weeks","value":"+3.5 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 30, 2025","value":"$0.5043","as_of":"2025-12-30","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.0bn","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.81%","as_of":"2026-08-26","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Aug 26, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VOO","name":"Vanguard S&P 500 ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"VOO tracks the S&P 500 and returned +14.8% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/voo","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+14.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-04-28","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"505","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.6%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.2%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026","value":"$1.8226","as_of":"2026-09-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.0tn","as_of":"2026-10-31","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Oct 31, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/qai-vs-voo"}