{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nlsi-vs-qxq","section":"compare","title":"NLSI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return | ETFIQ","description":"NLSI paid 5.0% in cash each over its own window and QXQ 15.1%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +19.2% against +12.1%, to Nov 12, 2026.","as_of":"Nov 12, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, NLSI or QXQ?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"NLSI charges 2.89% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. 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As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. NLSI QXQ \n Expense ratio 2.89% 0.98% \n Net assets, NLSI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $5.2m $82m \n Total return, 1 year not published +12.1% \n Benchmark S&P 500, measured through SPY Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ \n Holdings in common not published","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 QXQ, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nlsi-vs-qxq","a":{"ticker":"NLSI","name":"NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF","issuer":"NEOS","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-12","verdict":"Since launch in Dec 2025, NLSI paid 5.0% in cash and returned 19.2% in total, against 11.3% for SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nlsi","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"5.0%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+19.2%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"+7.9 pts","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (NEOS estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-11-12","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":"$5.2m","as_of":"2026-11-11","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"2.89%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QXQ","name":"SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF","issuer":"SGI","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-12","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% in cash and returned 12.1% in total, against 11.3% for QQQ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qxq","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"15.1%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+12.1%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against QQQ","value":"+0.8 pts","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, annual report, fiscal year to Aug 31, 2026","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-11-12","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026","value":"$0.08","as_of":"2026-09-28","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$82m","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"SEC N-PORT, whole fund, as filed for Aug 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.98%","as_of":"2026-01-05","source":"497 XBRL, Jan 5, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nlsi-vs-qxq"}