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OEI vs QQQI: which paid, and which earned it?

OEI and QQQI both write options for income.

Optimized Equity Income ETF and NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
15.2%QQQI cash paid, 1 year
+14.4%OEI total return, 1 year
+16.4%QQQI total return, 1 year
OEI0.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%0.9 pts behind SPY
QQQI5.3 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QQQI+16.4%15.2% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QQQI+16.4%15.2% as cash5.3 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and QQQI hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions OEI and QQQI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingOEIQQQI
NVIDIA Corp8.32%8.58%
Microsoft Corp5.99%5.84%
Amazon.com Inc4.56%4.36%
Apple Inc4.28%7.79%
Alphabet Inc3.48%3.24%
Alphabet Inc2.79%2.99%
Broadcom Inc3.04%2.70%
Micron Technology Inc2.57%5.03%
Meta Platforms Inc2.18%3.14%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.56%4.02%
Cisco Systems Inc1.54%1.92%
Tesla Inc1.46%2.91%
Only in each
Only in OEIOnly in QQQI
Johnson & Johnson 2.10%Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.33%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07%Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.28%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.80%Sandisk Corp 1.19%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65%Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 1.07%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60%KLA CORP 1.03%
AbbVie Inc 1.57%Linde PLC 0.94%
Mastercard Inc 1.57%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.94%
General Electric Co 1.41%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.85%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OEI and QQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OEIQQQIOEIQQQIOEIQQQI
3 months+4.8%−0.7%2.3%3.4%+2.5 pts+1.8 pts
6 months+12.5%+16.7%4.9%7.7%−5.6 pts−7.5 pts
1 yearnot published+16.4%not published15.2%not published−5.3 pts
Since launch+14.4%+59.6%8.6%39.9%−0.9 pts−12.3 pts
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OEI and QQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
QQQI
NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerCore AlternativeNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.2%14.0%
Expense ratio1.02%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)15.2%
Price change, 1 year+5.2%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)+16.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.3%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−0.9 pts−5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published98%
Age331 days962 days
Net assets$46m$14.8bn

OEI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.

QQQI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OEI or QQQI?
OEI charges 1.02% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OEI against QQQI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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