Which paid more, FEPI or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FEPI paid 22.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +0.1% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FEPI or QXQ?

FEPI charges 0.65% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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FEPI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+12.0 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.33 pts

A year: FEPI 0.65%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Nov 26, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 21.5%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	QXQ
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.98%
Net assets, FEPI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$655m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Key numbers

22.0%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+0.1%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+0.1%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.0%, price −21.5%, total +0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

FEPI

+0.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.0%, price −21.5%, total +0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

FEPI

+0.1%

22.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.0%, price −21.5%, total +0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer REX SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark not set Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 25.5% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.0% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −21.5% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +0.1% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +11.3%

Ahead or behind not available +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.1 years 2.4 years

Net assets, FEPI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $655m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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

Window by window: FEPI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	QXQ	FEPI	QXQ	FEPI	QXQ
3 months	−6.7%	−5.4%	5.7%	0.2%	not measured	+0.5 pts
6 months	−7.0%	−3.8%	10.9%	0.5%	not measured	+0.4 pts
1 year	+0.1%	+12.1%	22.0%	15.1%	not measured	+0.8 pts
3 years	+47.6%	–	67.1%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · QXQ Jun 2024	+52.9%	+47.7%	69.6%	22.8%	not measured	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FEPI paid 22.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.1%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.5%, paid weekly.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FEPI paid 22.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +0.1% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or QXQ?: FEPI charges 0.65% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $655m on Nov 11, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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FEPI and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

FEPI +0.1%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

FEPI +0.1%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +12.0 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.