Which paid more, QQQI or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QQQI or QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +8.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QQQI or QXQ?

QQQI charges 0.68% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QQQI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+4.1 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.30 pts

A year: QQQI 0.68%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QQQI costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QQQI	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	QQQI	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+8.0%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QQQI	QXQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QQQI	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.98%
Net assets, QQQI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$15.1bn	$82m
Holdings
Measure	QQQI	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QXQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score44.2QQQI52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QQQI 44.2

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

13.9%

QQQI cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+8.0%

QQQI total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

QQQI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 3.3 pts behind QQQ

QQQI

+8.0%

QQQ

+11.3%

3.3 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −6.1%, total +8.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QQQI

+8.0%

13.9% of it arrived as cash

3.3 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −6.1%, total +8.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QQQI

+8.0%

13.9% cash

3.3 pts behind QQQ

13.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −6.1%, total +8.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer NEOS SGI

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 14.7% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.9% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +8.0% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −3.3 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 2.8 years 2.4 years

Net assets, QQQI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $15.1bn $82m

As of Nov 12, 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: QQQI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QQQI	QXQ	QQQI	QXQ	QQQI	QXQ
3 months	−4.1%	−5.4%	3.4%	0.2%	+1.8 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−2.7%	−3.8%	6.8%	0.5%	+1.5 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+8.0%	+12.1%	13.9%	15.1%	−3.3 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QQQI Jan 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+53.3%	+47.7%	41.2%	22.8%	−10.8 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

QQQI

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQI or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QQQI or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +8.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QQQI or QXQ?: QQQI charges 0.68% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →QQQI on its own →QXQ on its own →QQQI dividend history →QQQI holdings →QXQ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for QQQI ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $15.1bn on Nov 11, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

QQQI on its own →QXQ on its own →

Growth of 100

QQQI and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QQQI +8.0%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QQQI +8.0%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +4.1 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.