Data as of .
IQQQ vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
IQQQ and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and XQQI hold 89% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IQQQ | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.54% | 8.70% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.74% | 7.91% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.92% | 5.94% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.44% | 5.12% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.27% | 4.39% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.41% | 4.08% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 3.28% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3.20% | 3.01% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.01% | 3.02% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.11% | 2.75% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.74% | 3.27% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.33% | 2.44% |
| Only in IQQQ | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.01% |
| Electronic Arts, Inc. 0.20% | NDX US 10/16/26 C30300 0.43% |
| Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 0.12% | Teradyne Inc 0.26% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 0.11% | Astera Labs Inc 0.22% |
| Verisk Analytics, Inc. 0.10% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.21% |
| Insmed, Inc. 0.09% | Nebius Group NV 0.21% |
| Zscaler, Inc. 0.09% | CoreWeave Inc 0.17% |
| Charter Communications, Inc. 0.07% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.17% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | XQQI | IQQQ | XQQI | IQQQ | XQQI | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | −2.7% | 1.8% | 4.8% | −0.6 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +21.8% | 4.2% | 11.4% | −5.1 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −4.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +14.3% | 24.4% | 13.7% | −13.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 912 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $351m |
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.
XQQI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% 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, IQQQ or XQQI?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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