Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
QXQ vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
Both cost 0.98% a year.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QXQ | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 4.7% (1 year) | fell 3.5% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and XSPI as of Nov 11, 2026 | $82m | $138m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
QXQ
+12.1%
15.1% as cash
0.8 pts ahead of QQQ
15.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.About even with SPY
XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −3.5%, total +11.1%, SPY +10.7%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+10.7%
XSPI
+11.1%
13.9% of it arrived as cash
about even with SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SPY
XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −3.5%, total +11.1%, SPY +10.7%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+10.7%
XSPI
+11.1%
13.9% as cash
about even with SPY
13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −3.5%, total +11.1%, SPY +10.7%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QXQ | XSPI | QXQ | XSPI | QXQ | XSPI |
| 3 months | −5.4% | −1.4% | 0.2% | 4.1% | +0.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | −3.8% | +3.6% | 0.5% | 8.3% | +0.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +12.1% | – | 15.1% | – | +0.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · XSPI Feb 2026 | +47.7% | +11.1% | 22.8% | 13.9% | +2.2 pts | +0.4 pts |
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QXQ
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.
XSPI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, XSPI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +10.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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QXQ and XSPI both write options for income.
QXQ and XSPI
Total return, distributions reinvested, 6 months.
QXQ −3.8%, XSPI +3.6%: XSPI +7.4 pts ahead, 6 months, May 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.