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JULH vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July, and $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
4.8%
JULH cash paid, 1 year
13.9%
QQQI cash paid, 1 year
+4.9%
JULH total return, 1 year
+8.9%
QQQI total return, 1 year
JULH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.9 pts behind SPY
JULH
+4.9%
SPY
+14.8%

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

9.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

9.9 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI
+8.9%
QQQ
+12.3%

3.4 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQI

+8.9%

13.9% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQI

+8.9%

13.9% cash

3.4 pts behind QQQ

13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QQQI costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; QQQI is far larger, $15.5bn against $17m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULH vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJULHQQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.9%+8.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.0%fell 5.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$17m$15.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JULH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score58.4JULH42.2QQQI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JULH and QQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JULH QQQI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JULH
Only in QQQI
NVIDIA Corp 8.08%
Apple Inc 7.88%
Microsoft Corp 6.31%
Amazon.com Inc 4.40%
Micron Technology Inc 4.34%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.56%
Tesla Inc 3.42%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.00%
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Side by side

JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy defined income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 14.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% 13.9%
Price change, 1 year 0.0% −5.4%
Total return, 1 year +4.9% +8.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −9.9 pts −3.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% 100%
Age 3.3 years 2.8 years
Net assets, JULH as of Nov 4, 2026 and QQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $18m $15.5bn

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: JULH vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJULHQQQIJULHQQQIJULHQQQI
3 months+1.4%−2.2%1.6%3.5%+1.5 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+3.2%−0.2%2.7%6.9%−1.8 pts+0.1 pts
1 year+4.9%+8.9%4.8%13.9%−9.9 pts−3.4 pts
3 years+20.9%–18.4%–−62.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JULH Jul 2023 · QQQI Jan 2024+23.7%+53.8%20.3%41.2%−56.1 pts−11.2 pts

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About each fund
JULH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QQQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JULH or QQQI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 13.9%, 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, JULH or QQQI?
With every distribution reinvested, JULH returned +4.9% and QQQI +8.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULH or QQQI?
JULH charges 0.79% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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