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QQQI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QQQI and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $15.1bn for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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QQQI costs 0.06 points a year less; QQQI is far larger, $15.1bn against $67m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QQQIVAIE
Expense ratio0.68%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$15.1bn$67m
Total return, 1 year+13.2%not published
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 1.7% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Jun 18, 2026 payment
13.9%
QQQI cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+13.2%
QQQI total return, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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QQQI · 1 year to Oct 20, 20264.7 pts behind QQQ
QQQI
+13.2%
QQQ
+17.9%

4.7 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −1.7%, total +13.2%, QQQ +17.9%, −4.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

+17.9%

QQQI

+13.2%

13.9% of it arrived as cash

4.7 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.7 pts behind QQQ

QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −1.7%, total +13.2%, QQQ +17.9%, −4.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

+17.9%

QQQI

+13.2%

13.9% as cash

4.7 pts behind QQQ

13.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −1.7%, total +13.2%, QQQ +17.9%, −4.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
VAIE
+3.3%
none

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: QQQI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQQQIVAIEQQQIVAIEQQQIVAIE
3 months+1.6%+2.5%3.5%4.1%+0.3 ptsnot measured
6 months+8.3%–7.2%–−3.4 pts–
1 year+13.2%–13.9%–−4.7 pts–
Since launch
Not the same days: QQQI Jan 2024 · VAIE May 2026
+58.9%+3.3%39.9%6.8%−12.2 ptsnot measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

QQQI
NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Issuer NEOS VegaShares
Strategy option income autocallable
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 14.0% 16.8%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.9% 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −1.7% −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +13.2% +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +17.9% not published
Ahead or behind −4.7 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published
Age 2.7 years 161 days
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $15.1bn $67m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About QQQI

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.7 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 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 (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

About VAIE

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QQQI or VAIE?
QQQI charges 0.68% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
QQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗QQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗NEOS page for QQQI ↗VAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VegaShares page for VAIE ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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