Data as of .
QQQI vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
QQQI and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and QVOL hold 68% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.58% | 8.53% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.84% | 5.05% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 5.03% | 4.53% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.36% | 7.61% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.02% | 6.17% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.24% | 4.70% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 3.14% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.99% | 4.69% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.70% | 3.42% |
| Intel Corp | 2.44% | 3.01% |
| Apple Inc | 7.79% | 2.33% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.58% | 1.52% |
| Only in QQQI | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Tesla Inc 2.91% | Oracle Corp 2.53% |
| Walmart Inc 2.28% | ON Semiconductor Corp 0.64% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc 1.79% | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 1.74% | Atlassian Corp 0.33% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.28% | |
| Linde PLC 0.94% | |
| Gilead Sciences Inc 0.82% | |
| PepsiCo Inc 0.78% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI | QVOL | QQQI | QVOL | QQQI | QVOL | |
| 3 months | −0.7% | −3.7% | 3.4% | 3.0% | +1.8 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +16.7% | not published | 7.7% | not published | −7.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +16.4% | not published | 15.2% | not published | −5.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.6% | +4.3% | 39.9% | 4.2% | −12.3 pts | +2.1 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.0% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 15.2% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.4% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.3 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | not published |
| Age | 962 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $14.8bn | $8m |
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).
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QQQI or QVOL?
- QQQI charges 0.68% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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