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AIPI vs QQQI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and QQQI hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIPI | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 8.23% | 7.66% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 4.15% | 5.61% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 3.32% | 4.12% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2.67% | 2.99% |
| APPLE INC. | 2.58% | 6.63% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 2.52% | 4.38% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.46% | 2.82% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.41% | 2.65% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.34% | 4.05% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.29% | 3.32% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 3.04% | 1.97% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | 3.61% | 1.22% |
| Only in AIPI | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.95% | Tesla Inc 3.35% |
| IONQ Inc 3.62% | Alphabet Inc 3.07% |
| SERVICENOW, INC. 3.17% | Applied Materials Inc 2.51% |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT 2.98% | Lam Research Corp 2.37% |
| SALESFORCE, INC. 2.41% | Walmart Inc 2.36% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. 2.14% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.77% |
| KLA Corp 1.69% | |
| Sandisk Corp 1.43% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPI | QQQI | AIPI | QQQI | AIPI | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +7.3% | +2.9% | 8.4% | 3.5% | +4.5 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +21.6% | +13.4% | 16.1% | 7.4% | −9.4 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | +25.5% | +18.7% | 31.2% | 14.4% | −17.3 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Since launch | +54.8% | +58.8% | 63.2% | 38.6% | −37.0 pts | −12.6 pts |
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 35.0% | 14.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.2% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.2% | +3.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.5% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +42.9% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.3 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 98% |
| Age | 822 days | 948 days |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +25.5%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +42.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AIPI or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 14.4%, so AIPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and QQQI returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AIPI or QQQI?
- AIPI charges 0.65% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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