Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
KHPI vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.0%, though KHPI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF, and $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.
5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
KHPI
+9.5%
9.0% of it arrived as cash
5.3 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
KHPI
+9.5%
9.0% cash
5.3 pts behind SPY
9.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.4 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 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | KHPI | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.5% | +8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 0.1% | fell 5.4% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and QQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 | $401m | $15.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and QQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | KHPI | QQQI | KHPI | QQQI | KHPI | QQQI |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −2.2% | 2.2% | 3.5% | +0.9 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +4.6% | −0.2% | 4.5% | 6.9% | −0.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 1 year | +9.5% | +8.9% | 9.0% | 13.9% | −5.3 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · QQQI Jan 2024 | +26.2% | +53.8% | 19.9% | 41.2% | −17.0 pts | −11.2 pts |
KHPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 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).
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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