Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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Income ETFs

IQQQ vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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IQQQ and XQQI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+7.7%
QQQ
+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% cash

4.9 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 −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IQQQ costs 0.43 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IQQQ vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQXQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%not published
Price changerose 0.5% (1 year)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$397m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common84%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returns
IQQQ XQQI
Return
Total return edge XQQI (slight) +9.6% +10.2%
Price return edge IQQQ +4.6% −3.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge IQQQ −8.3% −10.8%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, XQQI returned slightly more: +10.2% to +9.6%. IQQQ fell less at its worst: −8.3% to −10.8%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IQQQ vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIQQQXQQIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+9.6%+10.2%XQQI (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+4.6%−3.8%IQQQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−8.3%−10.8%IQQQDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 37 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

84%

By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and XQQI hold 84% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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84% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IQQQ XQQI
NVIDIA Corp. 7.26% 8.71%
Apple, Inc. 6.32% 8.50%
Microsoft Corp. 5.12% 6.78%
Micron Technology, Inc. 4.06% 4.63%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.80% 4.74%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2.88% 3.78%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.69% 2.90%
Tesla, Inc. 2.50% 3.64%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.49% 2.70%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.39% 2.78%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.30% 3.22%
Walmart, Inc. 1.92% 2.93%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IQQQ
Warner Bros Discovery, Inc. 0.27%
Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 0.11%
Only in XQQI
NDX US 01/15/27 C30500 0.71%
Moderna Inc 0.35%
NDX US 12/18/26 C29625 -0.60%
NDX US 12/18/26 C29000 -0.93%
NDX US 01/15/27 P30500 -4.52%
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Side by side

IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.1% 20.2%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.5% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 100%
Age 2.6 years 274 days
Net assets, IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $380m $408m

As of Nov 4, 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

Window by window: IQQQ vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIQQQXQQIIQQQXQQIIQQQXQQI
3 months−4.4%−4.1%1.5%5.0%−0.9 pts−0.6 pts
6 months−2.6%−3.0%3.4%10.0%−2.3 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+7.4%–6.8%–−4.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IQQQ Mar 2024 · XQQI Feb 2026+44.2%+7.7%25.6%17.0%−13.8 pts−4.9 pts

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About each fund
IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% 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.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IQQQ or XQQI?
IQQQ charges 0.55% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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