Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TDAQ vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
TDAQ and XSPI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF, and $140m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF.
About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
about even with QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% as cash
about even with QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.About even with SPY
XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.1%
XSPI
+12.4%
13.9% of it arrived as cash
about even with SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SPY
XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.1%
XSPI
+12.4%
13.9% as cash
about even with SPY
13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
TDAQ costs 0.30 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | TDAQ | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | not published |
| Price change | fell 5.7% (1 year) | fell 2.3% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment | 98% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 and XSPI as of Oct 28, 2026 | $248m | $140m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returnsFrom Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, TDAQ returned more: +14.0% to +12.2%. TDAQ fell less at its worst: −8.2% to −10.3%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | TDAQ | XSPI | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +14.0% | +12.2% | TDAQ | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +0.3% | +0.3% | XSPI (slight) | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −8.2% | −10.3% | TDAQ | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 37 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, TDAQ and XSPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | TDAQ | XSPI | TDAQ | XSPI | TDAQ | XSPI |
| 3 months | −2.9% | +1.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% | +0.5 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | −0.5% | +7.0% | 8.4% | 8.5% | −0.2 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 1 year | +12.0% | – | 16.8% | – | −0.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: TDAQ Sep 2025 · XSPI Feb 2026 | +21.6% | +12.4% | 19.6% | 13.9% | +0.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for XSPI; the two funds' holdings are dated 126 days apart.
TDAQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
XSPI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSPI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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