Data as of .
SEPI vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
SEPI and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SEPI and XQQI hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SEPI | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 5.24% | 7.91% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 6.53% | 5.12% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 7.54% | 4.08% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 4.04% | 8.70% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.42% | 5.94% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.36% | 4.39% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.68% | 3.28% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.79% | 3.27% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.08% | 2.75% |
| WALMART INC | 1.69% | 2.38% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.21% | 1.41% |
| FORTINET INC | 1.15% | 0.57% |
| Only in SEPI | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% | Alphabet Inc 3.02% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% | Tesla Inc 3.01% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.31% | Intel Corp 2.44% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.08% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.91% |
| MERCK & COMPANY INC 2.67% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.86% |
| EBAY INC 2.47% | Costco Wholesale Corp 1.84% |
| ARISTA NETWORKS INC 2.18% | Lam Research Corp 1.67% |
| DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.08% | Applied Materials Inc 1.60% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPI | XQQI | SEPI | XQQI | SEPI | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +5.4% | −2.7% | 2.1% | 4.8% | +3.2 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +20.5% | +21.8% | 4.7% | 11.4% | +2.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +21.8% | not published | 7.5% | not published | +5.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +24.4% | +14.3% | 7.7% | 13.7% | +5.4 pts | −2.9 pts |
| SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Shelton | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.3% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.5% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +13.4% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.8% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.2 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 375 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $152m | $351m |
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, 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, SEPI or XQQI?
- SEPI charges 0.54% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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