Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QQQI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QQQI and QVOL both write options for income.
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Net assets: $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.
3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
13.9% of it arrived as cash
3.4 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
3.4 pts behind QQQ
13.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QQQI costs 0.14 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QQQI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +8.9% | not published |
| Price change | fell 5.4% (1 year) | fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 3.4 pts | behind by 7.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.82% |
| Net assets, QQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 | $15.5bn | $49m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 55% | |
Risk and return
May 22, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 23 weekly returnsFrom May 2026 to Oct 2026, QQQI returned more: −2.7% to −8.8%. QQQI fell less at its worst: −7.1% to −13.9%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | QQQI | QVOL | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −2.7% | −8.8% | QQQI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −8.2% | −14.4% | QQQI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −7.1% | −13.9% | QQQI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 23 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and QVOL hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
55% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QQQI | QVOL | QQQI | QVOL | QQQI | QVOL |
| 3 months | −2.2% | −12.2% | 3.5% | 3.2% | +1.3 pts | −10.0 pts |
| 6 months | −0.2% | – | 6.9% | – | +0.1 pts | – |
| 1 year | +8.9% | – | 13.9% | – | −3.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QQQI Jan 2024 · QVOL May 2026 | +53.8% | −7.8% | 41.2% | 6.4% | −11.2 pts | −7.0 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for QVOL.
QQQI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
QVOL
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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