Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DJIA vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DJIA and XQQI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% as cash
1 pt behind DIA
10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
17.0% of it arrived as cash
4.9 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
4.9 pts behind QQQ
17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DJIA costs 0.38 points a year less; XQQI is 2.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DJIA | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.9% | not published |
| Price change | rose 2.9% (1 year) | fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | behind by 4.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $191m | $420m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 21% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and XQQI hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
21% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DJIA | XQQI | DJIA | XQQI | DJIA | XQQI |
| 3 months | +1.4% | −4.1% | 1.7% | 5.0% | +2.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +8.7% | −3.0% | 3.7% | 10.0% | +1.2 pts | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.9% | – | 10.1% | – | −1.0 pts | – |
| 3 years | +41.7% | – | 30.4% | – | −22.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · XQQI Feb 2026 | +46.0% | +7.7% | 40.8% | 17.0% | −27.9 pts | −4.9 pts |
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DJIA
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
XQQI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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