Data as of .
SIXH vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
SIXH and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XQQI hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SIXH | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2.37% | 5.12% |
| APPLE INC. | 1.45% | 7.91% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 1.44% | 1.60% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 1.42% | 1.86% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 1.35% | 2.75% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.30% | 3.27% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 1.29% | 4.39% |
| WALMART INC. | 1.11% | 2.38% |
| T-MOBILE US, INC. | 2.42% | 0.84% |
| Pepsico, Inc. | 3.44% | 0.83% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | 1.30% | 0.81% |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 2.51% | 0.35% |
| Only in SIXH | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% | NVIDIA Corp 8.70% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% | Microsoft Corp 5.94% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% | Alphabet Inc 3.28% |
| AT&T INC. 3.59% | Alphabet Inc 3.02% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% | Tesla Inc 3.01% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% | Intel Corp 2.44% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.91% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIXH | XQQI | SIXH | XQQI | SIXH | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +4.5% | −2.7% | 0.5% | 4.8% | +2.2 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +7.4% | +21.8% | 0.9% | 11.4% | −10.6 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +16.3% | not published | 2.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +96.3% | +14.3% | 16.0% | 13.7% | −88.5 pts | −2.9 pts |
| SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Exchange Traded Concepts | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.4% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.0% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +14.1% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.3% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 2321 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $543m | $351m |
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, 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, SIXH or XQQI?
- SIXH charges 0.69% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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