Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IVVW vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
IVVW
+14.8%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% as cash

about even with SPY

17.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 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%

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

IVVW costs 0.73 points a year less; XQQI is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWXQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%not published
Price changefell 4.1% (1 year)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$353m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW XQQI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IVVW
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%
Only in XQQI
NVIDIA Corp 8.71%
Apple Inc 8.50%
Microsoft Corp 6.78%
Amazon.com Inc 4.74%
Micron Technology Inc 4.63%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78%
Tesla Inc 3.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.22%
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer iShares NEOS
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 20.2%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −4.1% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 100%
Age 2.6 years 274 days
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $349m $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: IVVW vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWXQQIIVVWXQQIIVVWXQQI
3 months+2.0%−4.1%3.9%5.0%+2.2 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+8.0%−3.0%7.8%10.0%+3.0 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+14.8%–17.5%–0.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · XQQI Feb 2026+40.5%+7.7%42.6%17.0%−14.4 pts−4.9 pts

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About each fund
IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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, IVVW or XQQI?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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