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QQQI dividend: payout history, ex-dates and yield

NEOS QQQI · NEOS · pays monthly

Quick answer

QQQI's latest payout was $0.6343 a share, ex-date 21 October 2026. At that rate it yields about 16% a year at the 5 Nov price of $48.88. Over 12 months its total return, payouts included, was +2.1%.

Updated 6 Nov 2026 · By Matthew Rhodes, former sell-side analyst · Sources and method

Next ex-date (declared)Wed 18 Nov 2026Pays Fri 20 Nov. Own QQQI before the ex-date to receive it.
On $10,000 at the latest price$130 a monthIf the latest $0.6343 payout repeated.
Paid over the last 12 payouts$7.63 a shareAverage $0.6359, 26 Nov to 21 Oct.

QQQI dividend history

Every QQQI payout per share, newest first. It pays monthly.

23 Jul 2025: $0.636623 Jul20 Aug 2025: $0.628520 Aug24 Sep 2025: $0.641124 Sep22 Oct 2025: $0.644522 Oct26 Nov 2025: $0.630426 Nov24 Dec 2025: $0.641324 Dec21 Jan 2026: $0.635921 Jan18 Feb 2026: $0.614018 Feb18 Mar 2026: $0.608918 Mar22 Apr 2026: $0.629722 Apr20 May 2026: $0.658920 May16 Jun 2026: $0.657216 Jun22 Jul 2026: $0.634622 Jul19 Aug 2026: $0.651819 Aug16 Sep 2026: $0.633916 Sep21 Oct 2026: $0.634321 Oct
QQQI payouts per share, 23 Jul 2025 to 21 Oct 2026. Latest in green.
QQQI payouts per share
Ex-datePay datePayoutChange
21 Oct 202623 Oct 2026$0.6343+0.1%
16 Sep 202618 Sep 2026$0.6339−2.7%
19 Aug 202621 Aug 2026$0.6518+2.7%
22 Jul 202624 Jul 2026$0.6346−3.4%
16 Jun 202618 Jun 2026$0.6572−0.3%
20 May 202622 May 2026$0.6589+4.6%
22 Apr 202624 Apr 2026$0.6297+3.4%
18 Mar 202620 Mar 2026$0.6089−0.8%
18 Feb 202620 Feb 2026$0.6140−3.4%
21 Jan 202623 Jan 2026$0.6359−0.8%
24 Dec 202526 Dec 2025$0.6413+1.7%
26 Nov 202528 Nov 2025$0.6304−2.2%
22 Oct 202524 Oct 2025$0.6445+0.5%
24 Sep 202526 Sep 2025$0.6411+2.0%
20 Aug 202522 Aug 2025$0.6285−1.3%
23 Jul 202525 Jul 2025$0.6366+1.3%
25 Jun 202527 Jun 2025$0.6282−1.4%
21 May 202523 May 2025$0.6374+20.1%
23 Apr 202525 Apr 2025$0.5309−9.5%
26 Mar 202528 Mar 2025$0.5867−4.4%
26 Feb 202528 Feb 2025$0.6138−1.7%
22 Jan 202524 Jan 2025$0.6241+0.4%
24 Dec 202426 Dec 2024$0.6216+1.6%
20 Nov 202421 Nov 2024$0.6116

Showing the latest 24 of 33 payouts since 22 Feb 2024.

QQQI fund facts

As published by NEOS for 6 November 2026, with the change since 22 Oct 2026.

Net assets$14.16B−5% from $14.94B.
Shares outstanding289.74M+2.0% from 284.07M: more shares created than redeemed.

QQQI total return vs the market

Total return with payouts reinvested, to 5 November 2026. SPY tracks the S&P 500, QQQ the Nasdaq-100.

Fund1 month3 months6 months12 months
QQQI−12.4%−7.7%−4.6%+2.1%
SPY (S&P 500)−5.4%−4.5%+1.8%+9.3%
QQQ (Nasdaq-100)−14.4%−9.7%−4.9%+4.3%
$58$53$485 Nov 20255 Nov 2026
QQQI share price, first trading day of each month
12-month high
$57.69 · 2 Jun 2026
Latest close
$48.88 · 5 Nov 2026
Below 12-month high
−15.3%

What happens to the price on the ex-date

On an ex-date the payout leaves the fund, so the price usually falls by about that amount. Over QQQI's last 12 ex-dates the closing price fell a median $0.36, against a median payout of $0.63. The price also moves with the market on the day.

Ex-datePayoutClose the day beforeClose on the ex-datePrice change
21 Oct 2026$0.6343$54.16$54.00−$0.16
16 Sep 2026$0.6339$53.89$53.27−$0.62
19 Aug 2026$0.6518$55.07$54.34−$0.73
22 Jul 2026$0.6346$55.23$54.34−$0.89
16 Jun 2026$0.6572$57.64$56.15−$1.49
20 May 2026$0.6589$56.14$56.04−$0.10
22 Apr 2026$0.6297$53.68$53.57−$0.11
18 Mar 2026$0.6089$52.31$51.03−$1.28

What QQQI holds

From NEOS's holdings file, 6 November 2026: 102 positions plus 2 option contracts.

Largest holdings

  1. Apple Inc8.6%
  2. NVIDIA Corp7.5%
  3. Microsoft Corp6.8%
  4. Amazon.com Inc4.8%
  5. Micron Technology Inc3.5%
  6. Advanced Micro Devices Inc3.1%
  7. Tesla Inc3.1%
  8. Meta Platforms Inc3.1%
  9. Walmart Inc2.9%
  10. Alphabet Inc2.8%

Its options

Calls sold2
Calls bought0
Puts sold0
Puts bought0

Expiring 18 Dec 2026. Selling a call brings in premium and gives up gains above its strike; buying a put limits losses below its strike; selling a put brings in premium and adds exposure if the price falls towards its strike.

QQQI changes

No closures, strategy changes or unusual payouts recorded for QQQI.

QQQI questions

How often does QQQI pay a dividend?

Monthly. It has paid 33 times since 22 Feb 2024 in our records.

When is QQQI's next ex-date?

NEOS has published 18 November 2026 as the next ex-date, paid 20 November 2026. You must own QQQI before the ex-date to receive it.

How much does QQQI pay per share?

The latest payout was $0.6343 a share (ex-date 21 October 2026). Over its last 12 payouts it averaged $0.6359.

What is QQQI's dividend yield?

About 16% a year if the latest payout repeated for a year at the 5 November 2026 price of $48.88. Payouts change, so this is not a forecast.

Has QQQI made money after its payouts?

Over the 12 months to 5 November 2026, QQQI's total return with payouts reinvested was +2.1%: $10,000 became about $10,207.

How big is QQQI?

NEOS reported net assets of $14.16B on 6 November 2026, down from $14.94B on 22 October 2026.

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QQQI documents

Sources and method

Payouts from NEOS's website and data files, checked against its Section 19(a) notices where published. Return-of-capital figures are the fund's own estimates from those notices, reported as published; they are a tax classification, not a measure of performance, and the final figures are on Form 1099-DIV. Prices and total returns from daily closing prices adjusted for splits and payouts. Holdings and fund facts from NEOS's daily files. For information only, not investment or tax advice. More on our method.