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QQQI vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year QQQI paid 15.2% of its price in cash against XYLG’s 13.2%, though XYLG returned more with it reinvested.

NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

15.2%QQQI cash paid, 1 year
13.2%XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+16.4%QQQI total return, 1 year
+17.2%XYLG total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

QQQI 50.5XYLG 733.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 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

QQQI5.3 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QQQI+16.4%15.2% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QQQI+16.4%15.2% as cash5.3 pts behind QQQ
XYLG0.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% cash0.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and XYLG hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QQQI and XYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQQQIXYLG
NVIDIA Corp8.58%8.20%
Apple Inc7.79%7.50%
Microsoft Corp5.84%5.59%
Amazon.com Inc4.36%3.81%
Alphabet Inc3.24%3.12%
Broadcom Inc2.70%2.59%
Alphabet Inc2.99%2.48%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%2.24%
Micron Technology Inc5.03%1.75%
Tesla Inc2.91%1.57%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.02%1.40%
Intel Corp2.44%0.82%
Only in each
Only in QQQIOnly in XYLG
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.28%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.45%
Shopify Inc 0.70%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.42%
ASML Holding NV 0.68%ELI LILLY & CO 1.41%
ARM Holdings PLC 0.52%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03%
MercadoLibre Inc 0.39%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.00%
Astera Labs Inc 0.23%VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.96%
PDD Holdings Inc 0.23%ABBVIE INC 0.71%
Strategy Inc 0.23%MASTERCARD INC - A 0.70%

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

QQQI and XYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QQQIXYLGQQQIXYLGQQQIXYLG
3 months−0.7%+3.6%3.4%1.3%+1.8 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+16.7%+15.7%7.7%3.0%−7.5 pts−2.3 pts
1 year+16.4%+17.2%15.2%13.2%−5.3 pts+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+60.9%not published43.0%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch+59.6%+114.0%39.9%69.0%−12.3 pts−38.7 pts
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QQQI and XYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QQQI
NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerNEOSGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.0%4.4%
Expense ratio0.68%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year15.2%13.2%
Price change, 1 year−0.1%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year+16.4%+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−5.3 pts+0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate98%80%
Age962 days2188 days
Net assets$14.8bn$65m

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).

XYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QQQI or XYLG?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, 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 XYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, QQQI returned +16.4% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
Which is cheaper, QQQI or XYLG?
QQQI charges 0.68% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QQQI against XYLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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