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OVLH vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?

OVLH and XQQI both write options for income.

Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% as cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OVLH and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in OVLHOnly in XQQI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 8.70%
Apple Inc 7.91%
Microsoft Corp 5.94%
Micron Technology Inc 5.12%
Amazon.com Inc 4.39%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08%
Alphabet Inc 3.28%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.27%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OVLH and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLHXQQIOVLHXQQIOVLHXQQI
3 months+0.5%−2.7%0.0%4.8%−1.7 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+11.0%+21.8%0.0%11.4%−7.0 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+9.1%not published0.3%not published−7.5 ptsnot published
3 years+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+73.7%+14.3%3.1%13.7%−45.2 pts−2.9 pts
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OVLH and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerOverlay SharesNEOS
Strategyput-selling overlay, hedgedoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysannualmonthly
Payout rate, annualized0.3%20.5%
Expense rationot published0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year0.3%13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.8%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+9.1%+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+17.3%
Ahead or behind−7.5 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age2072 days227 days
Net assets$116m$351m

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

XQQI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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Where these figures came from

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OVLH against XQQI, 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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