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.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

AIPI vs QQQI

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REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.

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AIPI and QQQI on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	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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