Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
XQQI vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
XQQI and XSHP both write options for income.
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Net assets: $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.
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% 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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.Not measured
XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XSHP
−21.1%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XSHP
−21.1%
11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XQQI costs 0.01 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | XQQI | XSHP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026) | fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment | 92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 | $408m | $11m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, XQQI and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 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 | XQQI | XSHP | XQQI | XSHP | XQQI | XSHP |
| 3 months | −4.1% | +31.3% | 5.0% | 11.2% | −0.6 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −3.0% | – | 10.0% | – | −2.6 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: XQQI Feb 2026 · XSHP Jun 2026 | +7.7% | −21.1% | 17.0% | 11.3% | −4.9 pts | not measured |
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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.
XSHP
Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 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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