Data as of .
SCLZ vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
SCLZ and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and XQQI hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCLZ | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 6.15% | 7.25% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.99% | 8.26% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 7.89% | 5.94% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 5.14% | 4.36% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.75% | 4.37% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.71% | 4.72% |
| ALPHABET INC | 5.18% | 3.50% |
| BROADCOM INC | 4.71% | 2.99% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.34% | 2.78% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 3.01% | 2.14% |
| TESLA INC | 1.80% | 3.55% |
| WALMART INC | 1.48% | 2.58% |
| Only in SCLZ | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% | Intel Corp 3.27% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% | Alphabet Inc 3.24% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10% | Applied Materials Inc 2.54% |
| GE AEROSPACE 2.74% | Lam Research Corp 2.49% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.41% | KLA Corp 1.49% |
| VISA INC 2.27% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.20% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.92% | Marvell Technology Inc 1.18% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 1.84% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.17% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCLZ | XQQI | SCLZ | XQQI | SCLZ | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −2.7% | 2.1% | 4.8% | −3.6 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.2% | +21.8% | 3.8% | 11.4% | +1.6 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +13.2% | not published | 8.4% | not published | −14.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +36.5% | +14.3% | 19.6% | 13.7% | −6.3 pts | −2.9 pts |
| SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Swan | NEOS |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.5% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.4% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.1% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.2% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 934 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $20m | $351m |
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
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, SCLZ or XQQI?
- SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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