Data as of .
QQQI vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDTY paid 24.7% of its price in cash against QQQI’s 14.2% and the two finished level on total return.
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QQQI | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 7.66% | TREASURY BILL 92.47% |
| Apple Inc 6.63% | TREASURY BILL 3.84% |
| Micron Technology Inc 5.61% | TREASURY BILL 3.68% |
| Microsoft Corp 4.38% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.12% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.05% | |
| Tesla Inc 3.35% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.32% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI | SDTY | QQQI | SDTY | QQQI | SDTY | |
| 3 months | +0.7% | +4.6% | 3.5% | 6.1% | +1.4 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +13.7% | +14.8% | 7.5% | 13.8% | −7.0 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 1 year | +16.9% | +16.9% | 14.2% | 24.7% | −6.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +58.2% | +21.9% | 38.6% | 35.1% | −12.1 pts | −6.3 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.3% | 21.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.2% | 24.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.5% | −9.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.9% | +16.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | 63% |
| Age | 955 days | 582 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).
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 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 SDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QQQI paid 14.2% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.7%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +16.9% and SDTY returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QQQI or SDTY?
- QQQI charges 0.68% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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