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XQQI vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the window both share to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its price in cash against XSPI’s 13.9%, though XSPI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $408m for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and $140m for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF.

XQQI on its own →XSPI on its own →
At a glance
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
13.9%
XSPI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+12.4%
XSPI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+7.7%
QQQ
+12.6%

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. 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.
XSPI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
XSPI
+12.4%
SPY
+12.1%

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

Both cost 0.98% a year; XQQI is 2.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XQQI vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureXQQIXSPI
Paid and earned
Price change, since Feb 3, 2026fell 9.2%fell 2.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$408m$140m
Holdings
Holdings in common54%

Method

What they share

54%

By the books each fund has filed, XQQI and XSPI hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

54% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XQQI XSPI
NVIDIA Corp 8.71% 8.10%
Apple Inc 8.50% 7.92%
Microsoft Corp 6.78% 6.26%
Amazon.com Inc 4.74% 3.98%
Alphabet Inc 2.90% 2.66%
Broadcom Inc 2.78% 2.52%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.22% 2.14%
Alphabet Inc 2.70% 2.12%
Tesla Inc 3.64% 1.78%
Micron Technology Inc 4.63% 1.49%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78% 1.23%
Walmart Inc 2.93% 0.87%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in XQQI
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.03%
Shopify Inc 0.85%
ASML Holding NV 0.72%
NDX US 01/15/27 C30500 0.71%
ARM Holdings PLC 0.43%
MercadoLibre Inc 0.40%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC 0.24%
PDD Holdings Inc 0.22%
Only in XSPI
Eli Lilly & Co 1.79%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.65%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.45%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.20%
SPX US 01/15/27 C7695 1.12%
Visa Inc 1.10%
Johnson & Johnson 1.03%
Mastercard Inc 0.83%
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Side by side

XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer NEOS NEOS
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 20.2% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.98% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) 13.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −2.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +12.4% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +12.1% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +0.3 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 98%
Age 274 days 274 days
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 $408m $140m

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

Window by window: XQQI vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowXQQIXSPIXQQIXSPIXQQIXSPI
3 months−4.1%+1.1%5.0%4.2%−0.6 pts+1.2 pts
6 months−3.0%+7.0%10.0%8.5%−2.6 pts+2.0 pts
Since launchXQQI Feb 2026 · XSPI Feb 2026+7.7%+12.4%17.0%13.9%−4.9 pts+0.3 pts

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About each fund
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.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XQQI or XSPI?
From Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting price in cash and XSPI paid 13.9%, so XQQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XQQI or XSPI?
With every distribution reinvested, XQQI returned +7.7% and XSPI +12.4% from Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XQQI or XSPI?
XQQI and XSPI both charge 0.98% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
XQQI and XSPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
NEOS page for XQQI ↗
XSPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XSPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
NEOS page for XSPI ↗

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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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