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VOOY vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?

VOOY and XQQI both write options for income.

XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% as cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

Performance, window by window

VOOY and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
VOOYXQQIVOOYXQQIVOOYXQQI
3 monthsnot published−2.7%not published4.8%not published−0.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+21.8%not published11.4%not published−2.4 pts
Since launch−0.3%+14.3%0.0%13.7%0.0 pts−2.9 pts
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VOOY and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerXFUNDSNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published20.5%
Expense rationot published0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.2%+17.3%
Ahead or behind0.0 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age16 days227 days
Net assetsnot published$351m

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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).

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VOOY against XQQI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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