{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nlsi-vs-qqqi","section":"compare","title":"NLSI vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return | ETFIQ","description":"NLSI paid 5.0% in cash each over its own window and QQQI 13.9%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +17.7% against +8.9%, to Nov 4, 2026.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, NLSI or QQQI?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"NLSI charges 2.89% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. 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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. NLSI QQQI \n Expense ratio 2.89% 0.68% \n Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 $5.3m $15.5bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +8.9% \n Benchmark S&P 500, measured through SPY Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ \n Holdings in com","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, NLSI against QQQI, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nlsi-vs-qqqi","a":{"ticker":"NLSI","name":"NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF","issuer":"NEOS","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since launch in Dec 2025, NLSI paid 5.0% in cash and returned 17.7% in total, against 12.7% for SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nlsi","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"5.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+17.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"+5.0 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (NEOS estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"NEOS estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 28, 2026","value":"$0.2627","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.3m","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"2.89%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QQQI","name":"NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF","issuer":"NEOS","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% in cash and returned 8.9% in total, against 12.3% for QQQ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqqi","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"13.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+8.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against QQQ","value":"\u22123.4 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (NEOS estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"NEOS estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 21, 2026","value":"$0.6343","as_of":"2026-10-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$15.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.68%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":8,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nlsi-vs-qqqi"}