Data as of .
QQQI vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.9% 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 XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QQQI | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 7.66% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 67.54% |
| Apple Inc 6.63% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 25.09% |
| Micron Technology Inc 5.61% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.36% |
| 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI | XDTE | QQQI | XDTE | QQQI | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +0.7% | +3.9% | 3.5% | 5.1% | +1.4 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +13.7% | +13.4% | 7.5% | 10.5% | −7.0 pts | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | +16.9% | +16.6% | 14.2% | 26.9% | −6.1 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Since launch | +58.2% | +45.7% | 38.6% | 59.3% | −12.1 pts | −7.2 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.3% | 17.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.2% | 26.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.5% | −12.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.9% | +16.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | not published |
| Age | 955 days | 918 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).
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XDTE paid 26.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.6%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QQQI or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QQQI paid 14.2% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.9%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +16.9% and XDTE returned +16.6% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QQQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QQQI or XDTE?
- QQQI charges 0.68% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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