Data as of .
QQQI vs XVSP: which paid, and which earned it?
QQQI and XVSP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and XVSP hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQI | XVSP |
|---|---|---|
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp | 1.28% | 51.81% |
| Only in QQQI | Only in XVSP |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.58% | 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12% |
| Apple Inc 7.79% | 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.84% | 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00% |
| Micron Technology Inc 5.03% | 2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.36% | 2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.02% | 2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.24% | 2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.14% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI | XVSP | QQQI | XVSP | QQQI | XVSP | |
| 3 months | −0.7% | not published | 3.4% | not published | +1.8 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +16.7% | not published | 7.7% | not published | −7.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +16.4% | not published | 15.2% | not published | −5.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.6% | +9.2% | 39.9% | 0.0% | −12.3 pts | +9.6 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.0% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 15.2% | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +9.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.4% | +9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | −0.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.3 pts | +9.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | not published |
| Age | 962 days | 23 days |
| Net assets | $14.8bn | $2m |
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 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 (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XVSP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.
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Where these figures came from
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