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MSTY vs QQQI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MSTY and QQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MSTY | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy Inc | 0.01% | 0.12% |
| Only in MSTY | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 21.68% | NVIDIA Corp 7.66% |
| TREASURY BILL 21.18% | Apple Inc 6.63% |
| TREASURY BILL 20.64% | Micron Technology Inc 5.61% |
| TREASURY BILL 17.38% | Microsoft Corp 4.38% |
| TREASURY BILL 15.04% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.12% |
| TREASURY BILL 4.07% | 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 Jan 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSTY | QQQI | MSTY | QQQI | MSTY | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +14.6% | +2.9% | 15.8% | 3.5% | −4.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +4.2% | +13.4% | 33.4% | 7.4% | −2.7 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | −50.8% | +18.7% | 35.0% | 14.4% | +5.7 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Since launch | +67.6% | +58.8% | 222.8% | 38.6% | −32.6 pts | −12.6 pts |
| MSTY YieldMax(R) MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | NEOS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | MicroStrategy (MSTR) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 68.2% | 14.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.0% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −79.0% | +3.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −50.8% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −56.4% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.7 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 99% | 98% |
| Age | 925 days | 948 days |
MSTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSTY paid 35.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 79.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −50.8%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −56.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 68.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% 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, MSTY or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSTY paid 35.0% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 14.4%, so MSTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, MSTY or QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, MSTY returned −50.8% and QQQI returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QQQI returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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