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NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF

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OCT 3·247wallst.comLow

Nearly All of QQQI’s Yield Was Return of Capital, Not Income. Here Is What That Does to Your Cost Basis

NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (QQQI) reported that 94.45% of its June 2024 payout was return of capital (ROC), reducing investors' cost basis. This affects future capital gains taxes. QQQI generates income by selling call options on the Nasdaq-100 index. The fund had $13.11 billion in net assets as of June 30, 2026, and its latest monthly distribution was $0.6339 per share.

SEP 29·247wallst.com

Forget the Headline Yield. This Nasdaq Income ETF Told the IRS Most of Your Payout Was Return of Capital

The NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (QQQI) recently disclosed that most of its payouts are return of capital, not income, according to its IRS filing. Roughly 94.45% of 2024 and 98.86% of 2025 distributions were classified as such. This defers taxes but does not eliminate them. QQQI had $13.11 billion in net assets as of June 30, 2026, with NVIDIA as its largest holding. Related funds include SPYI, XPAY, ROCQ, and ROCY, each with different strategies and tax implications.

QQQI sentiment & insider activity

Over the past 7 days, AlphAI's AI scored 2 news stories mentioning QQQI (NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF). Coverage has skewed bearish: 0 bullish, 1 neutral, and 1 bearish.

What's driving QQQI

AlphAI scores every news story that mentions QQQI with an AI model for sentiment and relevance, and aggregates insider trades from NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF's SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Figures refresh continuously.

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OCT 3$QQQILow247wallst.com

Nearly All of QQQI’s Yield Was Return of Capital, Not Income. Here Is What That Does to Your Cost Basis

NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (QQQI) reported that 94.45% of its June 2024 payout was return of capital (ROC), reducing investors' cost basis. This affects future capital gains taxes. QQQI generates income by selling call options on the Nasdaq-100 index. The fund had $13.11 billion in net assets as of June 30, 2026, and its latest monthly distribution was $0.6339 per share.

2 min read
SEP 29$QQQILow247wallst.com

Forget the Headline Yield. This Nasdaq Income ETF Told the IRS Most of Your Payout Was Return of Capital

The NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (QQQI) recently disclosed that most of its payouts are return of capital, not income, according to its IRS filing. Roughly 94.45% of 2024 and 98.86% of 2025 distributions were classified as such. This defers taxes but does not eliminate them. QQQI had $13.11 billion in net assets as of June 30, 2026, with NVIDIA as its largest holding. Related funds include SPYI, XPAY, ROCQ, and ROCY, each with different strategies and tax implications.

2 min read