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QQQI vs QYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and QYLD hold 66% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQI | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 7.66% | 8.56% |
| Microsoft Corp | 4.38% | 5.34% |
| Tesla Inc | 3.35% | 3.36% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.32% | 3.95% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.07% | 3.66% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 5.61% | 2.83% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.82% | 3.49% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.65% | 3.18% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.36% | 3.14% |
| Intel Corp | 2.99% | 2.30% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.77% | 2.19% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.97% | 1.76% |
| Only in QQQI | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 6.63% | APPLE INC. 7.03% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.12% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.02% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.05% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2.81% |
| Applied Materials Inc 2.51% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.52% |
| Linde PLC 1.05% | LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.13% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.92% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0.96% |
| Analog Devices Inc 0.85% | AMGEN INC. 0.91% |
| Amgen Inc 0.85% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMIT 0.71% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI | QYLD | QQQI | QYLD | QQQI | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +6.3% | 3.5% | 3.1% | +0.8 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +13.4% | +11.7% | 7.4% | 6.2% | −6.8 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 1 year | +18.7% | +23.5% | 14.4% | 12.7% | −6.9 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +51.5% | n/a | 36.7% | n/a | −42.0 pts |
| Since launch | +58.8% | +195.3% | 38.6% | 116.0% | −12.6 pts | −644.5 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 14.3% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.4% | 12.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.1% | +9.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.7% | +23.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | 100% |
| Age | 948 days | 4649 days |
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).
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, QQQI or QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QQQI paid 14.4% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.7%, so QQQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QQQI or QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +18.7% and QYLD returned +23.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QQQI or QYLD?
- QQQI charges 0.68% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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