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.

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

QQQI vs QYLD

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NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF, side by side on the income desk.

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