NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
$50.75−0.43 (−0.84%)
- Expense ratio
- 0.98%
- Fund size
- $363M
- 1Y return
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- Yield · Last 12 months
- Data unavailable
- Volume · 30D
- 0.3M sh
- NAV per share
- $50.72
- 52W range
The ETF.net XQQI Grade
Score 40 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.FScore 22Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.Not scoredRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.DScore 27Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.AScore 72Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.BScore 67Category rankDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.CScore 52Category rank
Our read on XQQI
DTake the NEOS Nasdaq-100 covered-call recipe and turn the exposure dial to roughly 150% of notional. Same index-option income machinery as the plain version, with leverage amplifying both the premium collected and the drawdowns.
The Fund seeks to boost performance by generating high monthly income in a tax-efficient manner, with potential for enhanced equity appreciation in rising markets.
Why people hold it
- Mechanically simple boost: bought index calls plus sold index puts lift long exposure to about 150% of notional, and the NDX call overlay then writes premium on that larger base.neosfunds.com
- Distributions are paid monthly, and the NDX index options it writes are Section 1256 contracts taxed at blended 60/40 rates, with opportunistic tax loss harvesting on top.neosfunds.com
- The leverage is built from listed index options rather than a swap counterparty, inside a plain 1940 Act ETF wrapper with the usual prospectus and holdings disclosure.neosfunds.comneosfunds.com
- It leans on an established franchise: NEOS built the boosted suite on the options framework already running in its largest Nasdaq-100, S&P 500 and bitcoin income funds.neosfunds.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.98% a year it costs more than the typical Nasdaq-100 income fund, where the median is 0.68%, also the fee on the unlevered sibling QQQI.
- Leverage cuts both ways: roughly 150% exposure magnifies Nasdaq-100 declines, while the sold calls hand back part of a strong rally.neosfunds.comneosfunds.com
- It launched in 2026, so the record is short, and payouts have been classified as return of capital, which can reduce net asset value over time.neosfunds.com
XQQI Holdings
- Stocks
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- 48%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States94.74%
- United Kingdom1.66%
- Netherlands1.30%
- Singapore0.88%
- Canada0.82%
- Uruguay0.40%
- Ireland0.20%
XQQI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | XQQI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +6.4% |
| 3 months | +1.4% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.1% |
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XQQI Dividends
- $0.84 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 4, 2026 | $0.84 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | $0.82 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | $0.88 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | $0.92 |
| May 6, 2026 | May 8, 2026 | $0.86 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | $0.77 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | $0.81 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Feb 6, 2026 | $0.85 |
XQQI Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.53
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XQQI Cost
- The middle half of Nasdaq-100 Option Income funds
- Median 0.74%
23 of the 31 Nasdaq-100 Option Income funds charge less.