SPYI vs QQQI: The Dividend Record, Side by Side
NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF against NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF, strictly on what each has actually paid. Records compiled from primary sources and recomputed on every build. Data as of 2026-08-21.
What Separates Them
SPYI's sponsor publishes 12.04% (Distribution rate (sponsor-published), 2026-07-31) against 14.01% for QQQI (Distribution rate (sponsor-published), 2026-07-31). Different kinds of yield are not interchangeable.
The two records overlap for 6 quarters, which is the window in which any comparison here is like for like. Outside it one fund simply has more history than the other, and comparing across that difference reads coverage depth as performance.
Head to Head
| Measure | SPYI | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF |
| Sponsor | NEOS Investments | NEOS Investments |
| Payment Frequency | monthly | monthly |
| Trailing 12 Months / Share | $6.3088 | $7.6250 |
| Latest Payment | $0.5300 (ex 2026-07-22) | $0.6346 (ex 2026-07-22) |
| Payment Range (trailing twelve months) | $0.5104 to $0.5353 (487.9%) | $0.6089 to $0.6589 (821.2%) |
| Annual Growth Streak | n/a | n/a |
| Sponsor-Reported Yield | 12.04% (Distribution rate (sponsor-published), as of 2026-07-31) | 14.01% (Distribution rate (sponsor-published), as of 2026-07-31) |
| Data as of | 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-18 |
Per-share figures are not comparable across funds without accounting for share price, which we do not publish. Yields shown are the sponsors' own published figures with their kind and as-of date, never our calculations.
Payment Months on Record
| Ticker | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPYI | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| QQQI | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Months holding a recorded ex-date in the trailing 24 months. Patterns from the record, not promises.
Calendar-Year Totals
| Year | SPYI | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.6842 (partial) | $4.4392 (partial) |
| 2025 | $6.1458 | $7.4435 |
Partial means our coverage does not span the whole year; the figure sums only the recorded payments and is labelled rather than presented as an annual total.
How to read these tables
- Trailing 12 Months
- Distributions per share over the last twelve months of records, split-adjusted. Per-share totals are not comparable across funds without a share price, and we publish none.
- Payment Range
- The smallest and largest single payment with the spread between them, measured over the trailing twelve months where the record allows and over the whole record where it does not. Each row names its window. A wide spread means single payments cannot be annualised.
- Growth Streak
- Consecutive complete calendar years in which the split-adjusted annual payout rose. Two complete calendar years on record is the minimum.
- Sponsor-Reported Yield
- The sponsor's own published figure with its kind and as-of date. Two different kinds of yield are not comparable with each other.
- n/a
- A figure our records do not support. The marker carries the specific reason; it is a limit on our coverage rather than a judgement about the fund.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does SPYI or QQQI pay a bigger dividend?
Over the trailing twelve months, SPYI paid $6.3088 per share and QQQI paid $7.6250 per share. Per-share amounts are not directly comparable across funds because share prices differ, so a bigger per-share payout is not automatically the higher yield. For yield, use the sponsors' own figures: SPYI 12.04% (Distribution rate (sponsor-published), as of 2026-07-31); QQQI 14.01% (Distribution rate (sponsor-published), as of 2026-07-31). We do not compute yields because we do not publish prices.
How steady are the payments?
Across trailing twelve months, SPYI's payments ranged $0.5104 to $0.5353 (a 487.9% spread); across trailing twelve months, QQQI's ranged $0.6089 to $0.6589 (821.2%). Every figure comes from the payers' own records, linked with as-of dates on each ticker page.
Which months do they pay?
Both pay monthly, so both hit every month of the year in the recorded window.
How much history stands behind this comparison?
Both records overlap for 6 quarters, from 2025-01-22 to 2026-08-18. A pair publishes here only once both sides carry at least six quarters of recorded payments and a complete trailing twelve months, so these figures are not resting on a partial year.
Is one of them the better buy?
That is not a question a distribution record can answer, and we do not publish buy or sell opinions. This page shows what each fund actually paid, when, and how the payments moved. Total return, valuation, and fit for your situation sit outside its scope.
Full records: SPYI distribution history · QQQI distribution history. Model income from either on the income calculator, browse every covered payer on the dividend tables, or go back to the comparison index. Cite freely with a link to dividendtable.com; sources and as-of dates are on each ticker page.