How much is QQQI's distribution?

QQQI's most recent distribution was $0.6340 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 16, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $7.6420 per share across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 13.76%.

How often does QQQI pay a distribution?

NEOS NASDAQ-100(R) High Income ETF pays on a monthly schedule. It made 12 payments in the last 12 months and 12 in 2025.

When is QQQI's next distribution?

QQQI's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its monthly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has QQQI ever cut its distribution?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 14 regular payments lower than the one before it. Option-income and bond funds vary their distributions with income earned, so reductions are routine for these funds.

How much did QQQI pay in dividends in 2025?

QQQI paid $7.4440 per share across 12 payments in 2025, up 10.6% from 2024.

What was QQQI's total return including distributions over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Sep 24, 2026, QQQI paid $7.6420 per share, 14.22% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +3.4%. That is an approximate total return of +17.6% before taxes and reinvestment.

QQQI Dividend History

Name: NEOS NASDAQ-100(R) High Income ETF (QQQI) dividend history
Creator: SmarterDividends

NEOS NASDAQ-100(R) High Income ETF · every payment since 2024

NEOS NASDAQ-100(R) High Income ETF (QQQI) has paid 32 distributions since 2024. The most recent was $0.6340 per share (ex-date Sep 16, 2026). Over the last 12 months QQQI paid $7.6420 across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 13.76%. The average of the last 3 regular payments is -1.3% versus the 3 before.

Latest distribution

$0.6340

Last ex-date

Sep 16, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$7.64

Trailing yield

13.76%

Frequency

Monthly

Payments on record

What the record shows

QQQI has paid monthly since 2024, but its recent distributions have edged lower. It has made 32 payments. Over the last 12 months, QQQI paid $7.642 per share, equal to a 13.76% trailing yield.

The latest distribution was $0.634 per share, 2.8% lower than the previous payment. Recent distributions averaged $0.6403 per share, compared with the prior average of $0.6487, a decrease of 1.3%.

QQQI’s first full calendar year, 2025, produced $7.444 per share in distributions. The first year was short because payments began during it, so the annual history does not yet show a comparable multi-year progression. Over 12 months, the price gained 3.1% and distributions equaled 14.2% of the year-ago price, resulting in an approximate total return of 17.3%.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 24, 2026 · editorial policy

Distributions versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

14.22%

of price a year ago

Price change

+3.4%

$53.74 → $55.55

Approx. total return

+17.6%

before taxes

A high distribution rate paired with a falling price means part of the payout came back out of the share price. Total return adds distributions received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

QQQI distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 32 regular payments, per share