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

PBP and XQQI both write options for income.

Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

11.8%PBP cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+18.5%PBP total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
PBP1.9 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PBP+18.5%11.8% of it arrived as cash1.9 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PBP+18.5%11.8% cash1.9 pts ahead of 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, PBP and XQQI hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PBP and XQQI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPBPXQQI
NVIDIA Corp8.18%8.70%
Apple Inc7.50%7.91%
Microsoft Corp5.57%5.94%
Amazon.com Inc3.77%4.39%
Alphabet Inc3.11%3.28%
Broadcom Inc2.57%2.75%
Alphabet Inc2.47%3.02%
Meta Platforms Inc2.22%3.27%
Micron Technology Inc1.74%5.12%
Tesla Inc1.56%3.01%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.39%4.08%
Intel Corp0.81%2.44%
Only in each
Only in PBPOnly in XQQI
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.42%Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.01%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.42%ASML Holding NV 0.70%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.38%Shopify Inc 0.69%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03%ARM Holdings PLC 0.53%
Johnson & Johnson 0.99%NDX US 10/16/26 C30300 0.43%
Visa Inc 0.93%MercadoLibre Inc 0.40%
AbbVie Inc 0.71%Astera Labs Inc 0.22%
Mastercard Inc 0.69%Nebius Group NV 0.21%

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 Sep 19, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PBP and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PBPXQQIPBPXQQIPBPXQQI
3 months+5.0%−2.7%2.8%4.8%+2.7 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+13.0%+21.8%5.7%11.4%−5.0 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+18.5%not published11.8%not published+1.9 ptsnot published
3 years+46.1%not published31.8%not published−32.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+199.0%+14.3%101.2%13.7%−604.5 pts−2.9 pts
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PBP and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PBP
Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInvescoNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.3%20.5%
Expense ratio0.29%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.8%13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+5.5%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+17.3%
Ahead or behind+1.9 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age6101 days227 days
Net assets$386m$351m

PBP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.

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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, PBP or XQQI?
PBP charges 0.29% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PBP 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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