Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
VOOY vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
VOOY and XQQI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.
Not measured
VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOOY
+0.3%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOOY
+0.3%
1.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.9 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%
17.0% cash
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
VOOY costs 0.23 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | VOOY | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026) | fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.98% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $408m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
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 | VOOY | XQQI | VOOY | XQQI | VOOY | XQQI |
| 3 months | – | −4.1% | – | 5.0% | – | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.0% | – | 10.0% | – | −2.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: VOOY Sep 2026 · XQQI Feb 2026 | +0.3% | +7.7% | 1.5% | 17.0% | not measured | −4.9 pts |
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VOOY
Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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).
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