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GOOY vs QQQI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GOOY and QQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GOOY | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 23.75% | NVIDIA Corp 7.66% |
| TREASURY BILL 22.86% | Apple Inc 6.63% |
| TREASURY BILL 21.83% | Micron Technology Inc 5.61% |
| TREASURY BILL 20.83% | Microsoft Corp 4.38% |
| TREASURY BILL 10.73% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.12% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.05% | |
| Tesla Inc 3.35% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.32% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOY | QQQI | GOOY | QQQI | GOOY | QQQI | |
| 3 months | −7.1% | +2.9% | 7.3% | 3.5% | +0.9 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +10.6% | +13.4% | 21.3% | 7.4% | −3.0 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | +35.5% | +18.7% | 45.5% | 14.4% | −10.7 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 3 years | +79.0% | n/a | 81.2% | n/a | −72.7 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +80.2% | +58.8% | 81.8% | 38.6% | −77.5 pts | −12.6 pts |
| GOOY YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | NEOS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Alphabet (GOOGL) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 28.7% | 14.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.14% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 45.5% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −12.9% | +3.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +35.5% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +46.2% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.7 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 2% | 98% |
| Age | 1134 days | 948 days |
GOOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +35.5%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +46.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 28.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 2% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 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, GOOY or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 14.4%, so GOOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GOOY or QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, GOOY returned +35.5% and QQQI returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GOOY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GOOY or QQQI?
- GOOY charges 1.14% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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