XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF

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Since launch in Feb 2026, XQQI paid 15.5% in cash and returned 15.2% in total, against 18.1% for QQQ.

Option income on QQQ, paying monthlyNEOS ↗Expense ratio 0.98%Fund assets $398m on Oct 27, 2026First traded Feb 3, 2026Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every NEOS fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: PartlyOver the time since its launch to Oct 28, 2026, XQQI paid 15.5% in cash and returned 15.2% in total, covering 98.1% of its payout.

XQQI risk and return scorecard

vs QQQ · Feb 2026 to Oct 2026 · 36 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 8 months
XQQI +13.4%, QQQ +17.4%, Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

36 weekly returns: annualized numbers and ratios need 52.

Return
MeasureXQQIQQQEdge
Total return+13.4%+17.4%QQQ
Price return−1.0%+17.0%QQQ
Risk
MeasureXQQIQQQEdge
Max drawdown−10.2%−7.5%QQQ
Alpha vs QQQ
MeasureXQQIQQQEdge
Beta to QQQ1.141.00Higher beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
−$1.4m
Feb 2026 to Jun 2026
+$241m
In on 3 days, out on 2. 49 days missing.

What you earned

XQQI −1.9%, QQQ −1.5%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
XQQI−1.9%
QQQ−1.5%
Paid 1.7% in cash. Price −3.6%.
XQQI +14.8%, QQQ +9.8%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
XQQI+14.8%
QQQ+9.8%
Paid 5.7% in cash. Price +9.1%.
XQQI +8.5%, QQQ +9.9%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
XQQI+8.5%
QQQ+9.9%
Paid 10.5% in cash. Price −2.0%.
XQQI +15.2%, QQQ +18.1%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
XQQI+15.2%
QQQ+18.1%
Paid 15.5% in cash. Price −1.2%.

What can be shown yet

First traded Feb 3, 2026
15.5%
Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price
+15.2%
Total return, since launch
−2.9 pts
Against QQQ
100.0%
Return of capital, latest payout (NEOS estimate)
$0.8823
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 7, 2026
XQQI has traded for 267 days. Numbers that need a year of prices are not shown yet.
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BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Net assets$398m
Latest payout, annualized21.7%
Expense ratio0.98%
Not yet
One-year returnfrom Feb 3, 2027
Three-year returnfrom Feb 3, 2029

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Price and total return since launch, Feb 3, 2026

$48.69+0.8%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

XQQI returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceQQQAhead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−1.9%1.7%−3.6%−1.5%−0.4 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+14.8%5.7%+9.1%+9.8%+5.0 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+8.5%10.5%−2.0%+9.9%−1.4 pts
Since launch Feb 3 – Oct 28, 2026+15.2%15.5%−1.2%+18.1%−2.9 pts

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Feb 2026: no year to date, 1 year and 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −3.6%Cash paid +1.7%, reinvested−0.4 pts vs QQQ

0.0%

Price change +9.1%Cash paid +5.7%, reinvested+5.0 pts vs QQQ
Price change −2.0%Cash paid +10.5%, reinvested−1.4 pts vs QQQ

0.0%

Price change −1.2%Cash paid +15.5%, reinvested−2.9 pts vs QQQ

0.0%

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

XQQI: in the 17 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, net $15.7m came in.

1D
$0
0.0% of $390m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
−$1.4m
−0.3% of $396m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
Feb 2026 to Jun 2026
+$241m
Feb 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into XQQI each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026+$20.4m+$2.0m+$2.4m−$7.7m−$1.4mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from NEOS+$20.4m−$20.4mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

XQQI, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 3 days and went out on 2 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 3 days, out on 2. 49 days missing.

Net flow into XQQI each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$20.4m+$2.0m+$2.4m−$7.7m−$1.4mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from NEOS+$20.4m−$20.4mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

XQQI, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 3 days and went out on 2 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 3 days, out on 2. 235 days missing.

Net flow into XQQI each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$20.4m+$2.0m+$2.4m−$7.7m−$1.4mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from NEOS+$20.4m−$20.4mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

XQQI, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 3 days and went out on 2 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 3 days, out on 2. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from NEOS’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for XQQI, back to Feb 2026, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare XQQI with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 −$1.4m
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 −$7.7m
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 +$2.4m
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 +$2.0m
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 +$20.4m
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 −$9.1m
Oct 16, 2026 +$4.5m
Oct 9, 2026 +$20.4m 4 days

Net flow into XQQI each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outFeb 2026 to Oct 2026

XQQI, money in and money out each month from Feb 2026 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from XQQI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 6 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 0.

Every bar is from XQQI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 6 months listed, money came in on net in 6 and went out in 0.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 27+$24.8m−$9.1m+$15.7m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$81.7m−$8.2m+$73.5m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$83.4m−$3.6m+$79.7m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$40.2m$0+$40.2m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$22.5m$0+$22.5m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.7m$0+$24.7m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

XQQI key stats

High since Feb 3, 2026, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$54.66 on Jun 2, 2026
Low since Feb 3, 2026, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$41.92 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$48.69, 53% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

XQQI return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (NEOS estimate, Oct 9, 2026)100.0%
Return of capital, distributions paid Feb 6, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026 (NEOS estimates)99.9%
Notices behind that number9 of 9 distributions
Options it writes (holdings as of Jun 30, 2026)Options on the Nasdaq-100 index, which are Section 1256 contracts
Return of capital, annual reportnot yet filed
Estimates are NEOS’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · XQQIas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored0 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.04%
−0.3%95% of days within ±0.21% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.3%
How to tradeSpread not read.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →
Feb 2026Monthly, per shareOct 2026

9 distributions for XQQI, $0.7672 to $0.9216 a share and $0.85 in the middle, Feb 4, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.8823
Ex Oct 7, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
21.7%
At its price on Oct 28, 2026
Since launch, Feb 3, 2026
15.7%
9 payments, ex Feb 4, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026: $7.6321
Return of capital
100.0%
Latest payout (NEOS estimate)
Next, projected

XQQI pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.8823 a share, which went ex on Oct 7, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Nov 4, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 4, 2026 · pay Nov 6, 2026$0.8823 ETFIQ projection
Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 4, 2026$0.8823 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for XQQI. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for XQQI (9, most recent first)
Oct 7, 2026$0.8823
Sep 2, 2026$0.8403
Aug 5, 2026$0.8236
Jul 8, 2026$0.8772
Jun 3, 2026$0.9216
May 6, 2026$0.856
Apr 8, 2026$0.7672
Mar 4, 2026$0.8139
Feb 4, 2026$0.85

Cash distributions per share for XQQI. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

XQQI top ten by weight, 47.8% of the fund, of its 105 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

NVIDIA Corp NVDA 8.21%
Apple Inc AAPL 7.97%
Microsoft Corp MSFT 6.25%
Amazon.com Inc AMZN 4.35%
Tesla Inc TSLA 3.34%
Alphabet Inc GOOGL 3.05%
Alphabet Inc GOOG 2.83%

Source: NEOS’s daily holdings file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

About XQQI

Strategyoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its options are written on the Nasdaq-100, by its holdings of Oct 27, 2026; QQQ tracks that index.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$398mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)21.7%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.98%Report
Cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026, over today’s price (ETFIQ)15.7%
First tradedFeb 3, 2026
Return of capital, latest distribution (NEOS 19a-1 estimate)100.0%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates28 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.8823 ex Oct 7, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 9 distributions, ex Feb 4, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026$7.6321
How we measure
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method
IQ Investment Committee on XQQI

12 seats on XQQI, as of Oct 28, 2026: 2 Mixed, 8 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityMixed
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceChallenges
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
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Questions people ask about XQQI

How much has XQQI paid since it launched?
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, XQQI paid 15.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 1.2%.
Is XQQI ahead of QQQ?
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XQQI returned +15.2% against +18.1% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 2.9 points.
How often does XQQI pay, and how much?
XQQI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 21.7% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the XQQI distribution return of capital?
NEOS estimates 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does XQQI next pay a distribution?
XQQI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 7, 2026 at $0.8823 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Nov 4, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does XQQI cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year.
How much of XQQI’s distribution is return of capital?
NEOS’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 100.0% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Feb 6, 2026 to Oct 9, 2026, the estimate is 99.9%. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, XQQI and QQQTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $398mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 9 payments

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Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.
The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.
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XQQI: XQQI since launch: paid 15.5%, price −1.2%, total +15.2%, QQQ +18.1%, −2.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
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