Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NLSI vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NLSI and QQQY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF, and $178m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF.
5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
NLSI
+17.7%
5.0% as cash
5 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
NLSI
+17.7%
5 pts ahead of SPY
5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQY
+13.6%
29.9% of it arrived as cash
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQY
+13.6%
29.9% as cash
1.3 pts ahead of QQQ
29.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QQQY costs 1.88 points a year less; QQQY is far larger, $188m against $5.3m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NLSI | QQQY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +13.6% |
| Price change | rose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025) | fell 17.8% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 5.0 pts | ahead by 1.3 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 2.89% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $5.3m | $188m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and QQQY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 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 | NLSI | QQQY | NLSI | QQQY | NLSI | QQQY |
| 3 months | +6.7% | −3.5% | 1.4% | 7.3% | +6.9 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +21.4% | +0.4% | 3.0% | 15.4% | +16.4 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +13.6% | – | 29.9% | – | +1.3 pts |
| 3 years | – | +51.9% | – | 88.2% | – | −39.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: NLSI Dec 2025 · QQQY Sep 2023 | +17.7% | +49.8% | 5.0% | 88.1% | +4.9 pts | −37.0 pts |
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NLSI
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 10, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NLSI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
QQQY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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