Data as of .
JOYT vs QQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QQQI paid 15.2% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and QQQI hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 8.58% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 7.79% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 5.84% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.78% | 4.36% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.94% | 3.24% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 2.70% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 5.03% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.45% | 2.91% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.08% | 1.58% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 1.37% | 0.85% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.69% | 0.81% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% | Alphabet Inc 2.99% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.92% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% | Applied Materials Inc 1.58% |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.28% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.33% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.27% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.28% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.18% | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 1.07% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.16% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.07% |
| American Express Co. 1.06% | KLA CORP 1.03% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | QQQI | JOYT | QQQI | JOYT | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | −0.7% | 0.2% | 3.4% | +1.5 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +16.7% | 0.4% | 7.7% | −6.1 pts | −7.5 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +16.4% | 0.7% | 15.2% | −0.7 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +59.6% | 0.7% | 39.9% | −1.1 pts | −12.3 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 14.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 15.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +16.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 395 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $14.8bn |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JOYT or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 15.2%, so QQQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JOYT or QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +15.9% and QQQI returned +16.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QQQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or QQQI?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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