Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
INK vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.63 points a year less; XQQI is far larger, $431m against $5.3m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | INK | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) | fell 9.9% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $5.3m | $431m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.5.1 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.9%, total +6.9%, QQQ +12.0%, −5.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+12.0%
XQQI
+6.9%
17.0% of it arrived as cash
5.1 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.1 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.9%, total +6.9%, QQQ +12.0%, −5.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+12.0%
XQQI
+6.9%
5.1 pts behind QQQ
17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.9%, total +6.9%, QQQ +12.0%, −5.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | INK | XQQI | INK | XQQI | INK | XQQI |
| 3 months | – | −7.0% | – | 4.9% | – | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | – | −6.7% | – | 9.7% | – | −2.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · XQQI Feb 2026 | −1.2% | +6.9% | 0.0% | 17.0% | not measured | −5.1 pts |
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INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
XQQI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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