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OVL vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+7.7%
QQQ
+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OVL costs 0.19 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLXQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.2%not published
Price changerose 6.6% (1 year)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOONasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.98%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026$427m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returns
OVL XQQI
Return
Total return edge OVL +12.8% +10.2%
Price return edge OVL +4.3% −3.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge OVL −7.3% −10.8%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +12.8% to +10.2%. OVL fell less at its worst: −7.3% to −10.8%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVL vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLXQQIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+12.8%+10.2%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+4.3%−3.8%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.3%−10.8%OVLDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 37 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OVL and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVL XQQI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
Only in XQQI
NVIDIA Corp 8.71%
Apple Inc 8.50%
Microsoft Corp 6.78%
Amazon.com Inc 4.74%
Micron Technology Inc 4.63%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78%
Tesla Inc 3.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.22%
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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 20.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +6.6% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.2% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind +2.4 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 7.1 years 274 days
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $427m $408m

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

Window by window: OVL vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLXQQIOVLXQQIOVLXQQI
3 months−0.5%−4.1%2.6%5.0%−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+4.4%−3.0%5.2%10.0%−0.6 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+17.2%–9.9%–+2.4 pts–
3 years+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · XQQI Feb 2026+204.4%+7.7%51.2%17.0%+14.4 pts−4.9 pts

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About each fund
OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OVL or XQQI?
OVL charges 0.79% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so OVL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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