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QQQI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 7.0%, and 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 $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

QQQI on its own →XIMR on its own →
At a glance
13.9%
QQQI cash paid, 1 year
7.0%
XIMR cash paid, 1 year
+8.9%
QQQI total return, 1 year
+7.9%
XIMR total return, 1 year
QQQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI
+8.9%
QQQ
+12.3%

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.
XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO
XIMR
+7.9%
VOO
+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QQQI costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; QQQI is far larger, $15.5bn against $26m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQQI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQQQIXIMR
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+8.9%+7.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 5.4%rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$15.5bn$26m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XIMR scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score42.2QQQI66.2XIMR

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QQQI XIMR
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QQQI
NVIDIA Corp 8.08%
Apple Inc 7.88%
Microsoft Corp 6.31%
Amazon.com Inc 4.40%
Micron Technology Inc 4.34%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.56%
Tesla Inc 3.42%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.00%
Only in XIMR
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%
2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%
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Side by side

QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Issuer NEOS First Trust
Strategy option income buffer with income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.7% 7.4%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.9% 7.0%
Price change, 1 year −5.4% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +8.9% +7.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.4 pts −6.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 60%
Age 2.8 years 2.6 years
Net assets, QQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $15.5bn $26m

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

Window by window: QQQI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQQQIXIMRQQQIXIMRQQQIXIMR
3 months−2.2%+1.3%3.5%1.8%+1.3 pts+1.4 pts
6 months−0.2%+2.8%6.9%3.7%+0.1 pts−2.2 pts
1 year+8.9%+7.9%13.9%7.0%−3.4 pts−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QQQI Jan 2024 · XIMR Mar 2024+53.8%+20.0%41.2%17.4%−11.2 pts−33.3 pts

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About each fund
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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQI or XIMR?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?
With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +8.9% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QQQI or XIMR?
QQQI charges 0.68% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →QQQI on its own →XIMR on its own →QQQI dividend history →QQQI holdings →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
QQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
QQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
NEOS page for QQQI ↗
XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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