Data as of .
FTQI vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and XSPI both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | FTQI | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 7.83% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 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 Corporation | 1.41% | 5.80% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 1.40% |
| Intel Corporation | 1.14% | 0.79% |
| Only in FTQI | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | XSPI | FTQI | XSPI | FTQI | XSPI | |
| 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 published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +11.6% | 78.8% | 11.1% | −675.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 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 estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 4637 days | 227 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FTQI against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ftqi-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.