Data as of .
DRKY vs QQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and QQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and QQQI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 4.36% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 3.24% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 2.91% |
| Sandisk Corp | 3.51% | 1.19% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 4.52% | 0.85% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | NVIDIA Corp 8.58% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | Apple Inc 7.79% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | Microsoft Corp 5.84% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Micron Technology Inc 5.03% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.02% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.14% |
| CDW Corp/DE 3.92% | Alphabet Inc 2.99% |
| Fox Corp 3.89% | Broadcom Inc 2.70% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | QQQI | DRKY | QQQI | DRKY | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | −0.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | +9.6 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +16.7% | 8.1% | 7.7% | +7.1 pts | −7.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +16.4% | not published | 15.2% | not published | −5.3 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +59.6% | 14.1% | 39.9% | +9.7 pts | −12.3 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 14.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 15.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +16.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 345 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $14.8bn |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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, DRKY or QQQI?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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