Which is cheaper, QYLG or XQQI?

QYLG charges 0.35% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QYLG vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QYLG and XQQI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

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At a glance

16.7%

QYLG cash paid, 1 year

17.0%

XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026

+14.4%

QYLG total return, 1 year

+7.7%

XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026

QYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG

+14.4%

QQQ

+12.3%

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% of it arrived as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI

+7.7%

QQQ

+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLG costs 0.63 points a year less; XQQI is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QYLG vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QYLG	XQQI
Paid and earned
Measure	QYLG	XQQI
Total return, 1 year	+14.4%	not published
Price change	fell 3.9% (1 year)	fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QYLG	XQQI
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QYLG	XQQI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$183m	$420m
Holdings
Measure	QYLG	XQQI
Holdings in common	95%

Method

What they share

95%

By the books each fund has filed, QYLG and XQQI hold 95% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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95% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QYLG XQQI

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.13% 8.71%

APPLE INC. 7.59% 8.50%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78% 6.78%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.89% 4.74%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29% 4.63%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.59% 3.78%

ALPHABET INC. 3.47% 2.90%

BROADCOM INC. 3.09% 2.78%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.76% 3.22%

ALPHABET INC. 3.25% 2.70%

TESLA, INC. 2.60% 3.64%

WALMART INC. 2.50% 2.93%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QYLG

WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. 0.31%

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.24%

THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY 0.14%

Only in XQQI

NDX US 01/15/27 C30500 0.71%

Moderna Inc 0.35%

NDX US 12/18/26 C29625 -0.60%

NDX US 12/18/26 C29000 -0.93%

NDX US 01/15/27 P30500 -4.52%

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Side by side

QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer Global X NEOS

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 20.2%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.7% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −3.9% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +14.4% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Ahead or behind +2.1 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 100%

Age 6.1 years 274 days

Net assets, QYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $183m $408m

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: QYLG vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QYLG	XQQI	QYLG	XQQI	QYLG	XQQI
3 months	−0.8%	−4.1%	1.6%	5.0%	+2.6 pts	−0.6 pts
6 months	+2.5%	−3.0%	4.0%	10.0%	+2.8 pts	−2.6 pts
1 year	+14.4%	–	16.7%	–	+2.1 pts	–
3 years	+72.0%	–	52.1%	–	−19.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QYLG Sep 2020 · XQQI Feb 2026	+116.2%	+7.7%	76.4%	17.0%	−46.8 pts	−4.9 pts

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About each fund

QYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QYLG or XQQI?: QYLG charges 0.35% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QYLG on its own →XQQI on its own →QYLG dividend history →QYLG holdings →XQQI dividend history →XQQI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QYLG ↗

XQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for XQQI ↗

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How this is computed

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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