Data as of .
FEPI vs QQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against QQQI’s 14.2% and the two finished level on total return.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and QQQI hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 7.66% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 5.61% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.14% | 6.63% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 4.38% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 9.98% | 4.12% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 5.21% | 4.05% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 3.35% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 3.32% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 5.24% | 2.99% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 2.82% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 2.65% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 1.32% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| ORACLE CORPORATION 5.16% | Alphabet Inc 3.07% |
| United States of America 2.42% | Applied Materials Inc 2.51% |
| Lam Research Corp 2.37% | |
| Walmart Inc 2.36% | |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.97% | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 1.77% | |
| KLA Corp 1.69% | |
| Sandisk Corp 1.43% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | QQQI | FEPI | QQQI | FEPI | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +0.7% | 6.1% | 3.5% | +5.0 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +13.7% | 12.1% | 7.5% | −6.1 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | +16.9% | 23.4% | 14.2% | −5.8 pts | −6.1 pts |
| Since launch | +67.5% | +58.2% | 66.4% | 38.6% | −28.2 pts | −12.1 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.2% | 14.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 14.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.5% | +1.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +16.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.8 pts | −6.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 1066 days | 955 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QQQI paid 14.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes 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 characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 14.2%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.1% and QQQI returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or QQQI?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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