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QQQI vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year QQQI paid 14.2% of its price in cash against QYLD’s 12.5%, though QYLD returned more with it reinvested.

NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF, side by side, income ETFs on ETFIQ.

14.2%QQQI cash paid, 1 year
12.5%QYLD cash paid, 1 year
+16.9%QQQI total return, 1 year
+22.2%QYLD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QYLD scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

QQQI 55QYLD 77.53.2, the lowest in this set96.9, the highest

A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

QQQI6.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
QQQ+23.0%QQQI+16.9%14.2% of it arrived as cash6.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+23.0%QQQI+16.9%14.2% cash6.1 pts behind QQQ
QYLD0.7 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
QQQ+23.0%QYLD+22.2%12.5% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+23.0%QYLD+22.2%12.5% cash0.7 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and QYLD hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QQQI and QYLD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQIQYLD
Linde PLC1.05%0.95%
Seagate Technology Holdings PL0.92%0.82%
ASML Holding NV0.76%0.68%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.32%0.26%
Nebius Group NV0.26%0.22%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners0.20%0.20%
Ferrovial NV0.22%0.18%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in QQQIOnly in QYLD
NVIDIA Corp 7.66%NVIDIA CORP 8.46%
Apple Inc 6.63%APPLE INC 7.81%
Micron Technology Inc 5.61%MICROSOFT CORP 5.90%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.86%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.12%AMAZON.COM INC 4.42%
Amazon.com Inc 4.05%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.72%
Tesla Inc 3.35%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.16%
Alphabet Inc 3.32%META PLATFORMS INC 3.07%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QQQI and QYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QQQIQYLDQQQIQYLDQQQIQYLD
3 months+0.7%+4.7%3.5%3.0%+1.4 pts+5.5 pts
6 months+13.7%+11.8%7.5%6.2%−7.0 pts−8.9 pts
1 year+16.9%+22.2%14.2%12.5%−6.1 pts−0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+51.3%not published36.6%not published−43.8 pts
Since launch+58.2%+195.4%38.6%116.0%−12.1 pts−639.0 pts
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QQQI and QYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQI
NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
QYLD
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerNEOSGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.3%11.9%
Expense ratio0.68%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year14.2%12.5%
Price change, 1 year+1.5%+8.4%
Total return, 1 year+16.9%+22.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.0%+23.0%
Ahead or behind−6.1 pts−0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate98%100%
Age955 days4656 days

QQQI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QQQI paid 14.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, 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).

QYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQI or QYLD?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QQQI paid 14.2% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, so QQQI 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 QYLD?
With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +16.9% and QYLD returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
Which is cheaper, QQQI or QYLD?
QQQI charges 0.68% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QQQI against QYLD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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