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DIVO vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?

DIVO and XQQI both write options for income.

Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

6.8%DIVO cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+14.6%DIVO total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
DIVO2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%DIVO+14.6%6.8% of it arrived as cash2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%DIVO+14.6%2 pts behind SPY
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% as cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVO and XQQI hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DIVO and XQQI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDIVOXQQI
Microsoft Corp5.97%5.94%
Apple Inc5.49%7.91%
NVIDIA Corp3.97%8.70%
Alphabet Inc3.15%3.28%
Walmart Inc1.96%2.38%
Amgen Inc4.74%0.96%
Only in each
Only in DIVOOnly in XQQI
Caterpillar Inc 5.34%Micron Technology Inc 5.12%
Visa Inc 5.15%Amazon.com Inc 4.39%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.02%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.90%Meta Platforms Inc 3.27%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 4.76%Alphabet Inc 3.02%
Chevron Corp 4.67%Tesla Inc 3.01%
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF 4.53%Broadcom Inc 2.75%
Amplify Samsung SOFR ETF 4.17%Intel Corp 2.44%

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 dated Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DIVO and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DIVOXQQIDIVOXQQIDIVOXQQI
3 months+4.5%−2.7%1.2%4.8%+2.3 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+9.4%+21.8%2.5%11.4%−8.6 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+14.6%not published6.8%not published−2.0 ptsnot published
3 years+56.1%not published19.1%not published−22.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+218.8%+14.3%72.4%13.7%−76.3 pts−2.9 pts
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DIVO and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIVO
Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerAmplifyNEOS
Strategydividend stocks with call overlayoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized4.9%20.5%
Expense ratio0.56%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year6.8%13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+7.3%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+14.6%+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+17.3%
Ahead or behind−2.0 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age3565 days227 days
Net assets$7.8bn$351m

DIVO in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly.

XQQI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DIVO or XQQI?
DIVO charges 0.56% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so DIVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DIVO against XQQI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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