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FTQI vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?

FTQI and XSPI both write options for income.

First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

12.0%FTQI cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+21.5%FTQI total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
FTQIAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%FTQI+21.5%12.0% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%FTQI+21.5%12.0% cashabout even with QQQ
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%about even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and XSPI hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTQI and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTQIXSPI
Apple Inc.8.76%7.83%
NVIDIA Corporation6.55%8.50%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.13%3.94%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)2.75%2.25%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)2.06%3.24%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C)2.05%2.57%
Broadcom Inc.1.92%2.65%
Micron Technology, Inc.2.38%1.75%
Tesla, Inc.2.68%1.59%
Microsoft Corporation1.41%5.80%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.5.41%1.40%
Intel Corporation1.14%0.79%
Only in each
Only in FTQIOnly in XSPI
US Dollar 5.75%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47%
Illumina, Inc. 0.76%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.47%
Medpace Holdings, Inc. 0.76%Eli Lilly & Co 1.42%
Woodward, Inc. 0.75%SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39%
Guardant Health, Inc. 0.64%Visa Inc 0.94%
DocuSign, Inc. 0.58%Walmart Inc 0.73%
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. 0.58%Mastercard Inc 0.71%
InterDigital, Inc. 0.53%Bank of America Corp 0.60%

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

FTQI and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FTQIXSPIFTQIXSPIFTQIXSPI
3 months+4.0%+3.7%2.9%4.2%+6.5 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+18.3%+20.0%6.3%9.2%−5.9 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+21.5%not published12.0%not published−0.3 ptsnot published
3 years+62.9%not published37.0%not published−35.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+141.7%+11.6%78.8%11.1%−675.0 pts+0.2 pts
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FTQI and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTQI
First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFirst TrustNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.9%17.1%
Expense ratio0.75%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year12.0%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.0%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+21.5%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−0.3 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age4637 days227 days
Net assets$975m$113m

FTQI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% 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, FTQI or XSPI?
FTQI charges 0.75% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FTQI against XSPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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