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SIXH vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH
+23.5%
Own
+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 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

SIXH costs 0.29 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIXH vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIXHXQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+23.5%not published
Price changerose 21.2% (1 year)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.98%
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026$603m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common25%

Method

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, SIXH and XQQI hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIXH XQQI
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85% 4.63%
WALMART INC. 2.31% 2.93%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 2.42% 2.18%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1.85% 1.96%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 2.52% 1.39%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.34% 8.71%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.26% 3.22%
APPLE INC. 1.25% 8.50%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.21% 3.78%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 1.17% 4.74%
ALPHABET INC. 1.16% 2.90%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.16% 1.99%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SIXH
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%
Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%
AT&T INC. 4.08%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%
PFIZER INC. 2.78%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.69%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.54%
Only in XQQI
Microsoft Corp 6.78%
Tesla Inc 3.64%
Broadcom Inc 2.78%
Alphabet Inc 2.70%
Intel Corp 1.50%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.38%
Netflix Inc 1.28%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 1.21%
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Side by side

SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 3.2% 20.2%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.1% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +21.2% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +23.5% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.0% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind +5.5 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 6.5 years 274 days
Net assets, SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $603m $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: SIXH vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIXHXQQISIXHXQQISIXHXQQI
3 months+6.0%−4.1%0.5%5.0%+1.8 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+10.3%−3.0%1.0%10.0%+3.5 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+23.5%–2.1%–+5.5 pts–
3 years+47.6%–6.8%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: SIXH May 2020 · XQQI Feb 2026+104.1%+7.7%16.7%17.0%not measured−4.9 pts

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About each fund
SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not 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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