Data as of .
XISE vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
XISE and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XISE and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XISE | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.96% | NVIDIA Corp 8.70% |
| 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.02% | Apple Inc 7.91% |
| US Dollar 1.19% | Microsoft Corp 5.94% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/28/2027 0.55% | Micron Technology Inc 5.12% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/25/2027 0.55% | Amazon.com Inc 4.39% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.55% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/01/2026 0.55% | Alphabet Inc 3.28% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 0.55% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.27% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XISE | XQQI | XISE | XQQI | XISE | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +1.2% | −2.7% | 2.0% | 4.8% | −1.1 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.9% | +21.8% | 3.6% | 11.4% | −13.2 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +6.1% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −10.5 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +20.9% | not published | 19.1% | not published | −57.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +14.3% | 19.2% | 13.7% | −57.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | NEOS |
| Strategy | buffer with income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.0% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.6% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.1% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1096 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $351m |
XISE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XISE paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, 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, XISE or XQQI?
- XISE charges 0.85% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so XISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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