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IQQQ vs NLSI: which paid, and which earned it?

IQQQ and NLSI both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF.

6.5%IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
4.0%NLSI cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%IQQQ total return, 1 year
+19.3%NLSI total return, 1 year
IQQQ4.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%6.5% as cash4.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%4.1 pts behind QQQ
NLSI7.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%4.0% as cash7.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%7.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and NLSI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IQQQ and NLSI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIQQQNLSI
Micron Technology, Inc.4.44%14.23%
NVIDIA Corp.7.54%3.17%
Adobe, Inc.0.43%3.37%
Intuit, Inc.0.37%2.85%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.33%3.02%
Autodesk, Inc.0.20%2.40%
DexCom, Inc.0.12%2.98%
Only in each
Only in IQQQOnly in NLSI
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60%F5 Inc 3.90%
Apple, Inc. 6.74%Progressive Corp/The 3.80%
Microsoft Corp. 4.92%Jack Henry & Associates Inc 3.32%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.27%Universal Health Services Inc 3.23%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41%Insulet Corp 3.19%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.25%Veeva Systems Inc 3.19%
Tesla, Inc. 3.20%PTC Inc 3.18%
Broadcom, Inc. 3.11%Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.13%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IQQQ and NLSI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IQQQNLSIIQQQNLSIIQQQNLSI
3 months−3.1%+15.6%1.8%1.4%−0.6 pts+13.3 pts
6 months+19.1%+24.6%4.2%2.8%−5.1 pts+6.6 pts
1 year+17.7%not published6.5%not published−4.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+51.5%+19.3%24.4%4.0%−13.0 pts+7.3 pts
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IQQQ and NLSI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IQQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
NLSI
NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.7%5.1%
Expense ratio0.97%2.89%
Cash paid, 1 year6.5%4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+10.8%+14.6%
Total return, 1 year+17.7%+19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+12.0%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts+7.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age912 days282 days
Net assets$405m$5m

IQQQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.

NLSI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 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, IQQQ or NLSI?
IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and NLSI charges 2.89%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IQQQ against NLSI, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IQQQ against NLSI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/iqqq-vs-nlsi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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