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NIHI · NEOS MSCI EAFE High Income ETF
NEOS · Income desk
Open the live card on ETFIQOver the period since launch on Sep 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, NIHI paid 10.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.1%. Developed Markets ex US (EFA) returned +20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.4 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 9.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
| Strategy | covered call |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Developed Markets ex US (EFA) |
| Pays | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ) | 9.6% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 10.0% |
| Launched | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 3 months: paid / price / total / EFA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 2.5% / +5.0% / +7.6% / +7.6% / +0.0 pts |
| 6 months: paid / price / total / EFA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 5.1% / +6.7% / +12.1% / +12.0% / +0.1 pts |
| since launch: paid / price / total / EFA / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 10.6% / +6.5% / +18.1% / +20.5% / −2.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest distribution (NEOS 19a-1 estimate) | 0.0% |
Questions people ask
- How much has NIHI paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Sep 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, NIHI paid 10.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 6.5%.
- Is NIHI ahead of EFA?
- Over the period from its launch on Sep 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, NIHI returned +18.1% against +20.5% for Developed Markets ex US (EFA), so a holder was behind it by 2.4 points.
- How often does NIHI pay, and how much?
- NIHI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 9.6% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the NIHI distribution return of capital?
- NEOS estimates 0% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
- What does NIHI cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.68% a year.
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