Data as of .
XQQI vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
XQQI and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XQQI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XQQI | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.70% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| Apple Inc 7.91% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.94% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| Micron Technology Inc 5.12% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.39% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.28% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.27% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XQQI | YYY | XQQI | YYY | XQQI | YYY | |
| 3 months | −2.7% | −2.5% | 4.8% | 3.1% | −0.2 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +21.8% | +4.7% | 11.4% | 6.5% | −2.4 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +14.3% | +117.8% | 13.7% | 112.4% | −2.9 pts | −519.1 pts |
| XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.5% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 227 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $351m | $702m |
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).
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, XQQI or YYY?
- XQQI charges 0.98% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so XQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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