Which is cheaper, XQQI or XYLD?

XQQI charges 0.98% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XQQI vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

XQQI and XYLD 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 $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

17.0%

XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026

10.7%

XYLD cash paid, 1 year

+7.7%

XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026

+15.9%

XYLD total return, 1 year

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%

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.

XYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD

+15.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLD costs 0.38 points a year less; XYLD is 8.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XQQI vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XQQI	XYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	XQQI	XYLD
Total return, 1 year	not published	+15.9%
Price change	fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)	rose 4.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment	93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XQQI	XYLD
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	XQQI	XYLD
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$420m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	XQQI	XYLD
Holdings in common	54%

Method

What they share

54%

By the books each fund has filed, XQQI and XYLD hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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54% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XQQI XYLD

NVIDIA Corp 8.71% 7.64%

Apple Inc 8.50% 7.13%

Microsoft Corp 6.78% 5.42%

Amazon.com Inc 4.74% 4.18%

Alphabet Inc 2.90% 3.28%

Broadcom Inc 2.78% 2.90%

Alphabet Inc 2.70% 2.65%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.22% 1.92%

Micron Technology Inc 4.63% 1.46%

Tesla Inc 3.64% 1.38%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78% 1.22%

Walmart Inc 2.93% 0.77%

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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 XYLD

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.43%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.01%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.97%

VISA INC. 0.95%

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.72%

ABBVIE INC. 0.70%

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Side by side

XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer NEOS Global X

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 20.2% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) 10.7%

Price change, 1 year −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +4.4%

Total return, 1 year +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +15.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 93%

Age 274 days 13.4 years

Net assets, XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $408m $3.4bn

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 XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XQQI	XYLD	XQQI	XYLD	XQQI	XYLD
3 months	−4.1%	+2.4%	5.0%	2.2%	−0.6 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	−3.0%	+7.9%	10.0%	5.1%	−2.6 pts	+2.9 pts
1 year	–	+15.9%	–	10.7%	–	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+48.4%	–	34.0%	–	−34.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XQQI Feb 2026 · XYLD Jun 2013	+7.7%	+194.8%	17.0%	114.5%	−4.9 pts	−316.0 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.

XYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, XQQI or XYLD?: XQQI charges 0.98% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

XQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for XQQI ↗

XYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLD ↗

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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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