Data as of .
FTHI vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
FTHI and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and XQQI hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 7.91% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.90% | 8.70% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.94% | 5.94% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.53% | 4.39% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.41% | 3.28% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 2.75% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 1.74% | 3.02% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.74% | 1.84% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 3.27% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.26% | 1.91% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.10% | 5.12% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 0.97% | 3.01% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.90% | Lam Research Corp 1.67% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.36% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.12% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.22% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.01% |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.11% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.99% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 1.09% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.90% |
| AbbVie Inc. 1.04% | Analog Devices Inc 0.86% |
| Eli Lilly and Company 0.95% | QUALCOMM Inc 0.85% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | XQQI | FTHI | XQQI | FTHI | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | −2.7% | 2.2% | 4.8% | −0.6 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +21.8% | 4.6% | 11.4% | −8.2 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | not published | 8.9% | not published | −6.9 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +14.3% | 82.6% | 13.7% | −257.8 pts | −2.9 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | 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 | 9.0% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 4637 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $351m |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, 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, FTHI or XQQI?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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