Data as of .
RNTY vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
RNTY and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RNTY | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| Prologis Inc 6.72% | NVIDIA Corp 8.70% |
| Welltower Inc 6.63% | Apple Inc 7.91% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | Microsoft Corp 5.94% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% | Micron Technology Inc 5.12% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | Amazon.com Inc 4.39% |
| Equinix Inc 4.92% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | Alphabet Inc 3.28% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.27% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | XQQI | RNTY | XQQI | RNTY | XQQI | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | −2.7% | 3.0% | 4.8% | −4.5 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +21.8% | 6.2% | 11.4% | −15.6 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +14.3% | 15.8% | 13.7% | −39.2 pts | −2.9 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | NEOS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 100% |
| Age | 519 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $351m |
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XQQI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, RNTY or XQQI?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so XQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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