Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QQQI vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 4.8%, though SPUT returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $17m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite 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%
13.9% cash
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, 2026.4.1 pts behind SPY
SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPUT
+10.7%
4.8% of it arrived as cash
4.1 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.1 pts behind SPY
SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPUT
+10.7%
4.1 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QQQI costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; QQQI is far larger, $15.5bn against $17m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QQQI | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +8.9% | +10.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 5.4% | rose 5.7% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment | 58% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $15.5bn | $17m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and SPUT hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
27% 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 | SPUT | QQQI | SPUT | QQQI | SPUT |
| 3 months | −2.2% | +0.9% | 3.5% | 1.0% | +1.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | −0.2% | +3.4% | 6.9% | 1.9% | +0.1 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +8.9% | +10.7% | 13.9% | 4.8% | −3.4 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: QQQI Jan 2024 · SPUT Mar 2025 | +53.8% | +23.3% | 41.2% | 9.1% | −11.2 pts | −15.6 pts |
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.
SPUT
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPUT paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.6%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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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