All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
QQQI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, QQQI returned +9.74% over the past year and +6.27% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2024, QQQI is up +43.75% in real purchasing-power return, or +14.33%/yr, and is currently −5.46% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Tue 2024-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI × |
+43.75%
+14.33%/yr |
+16.13%/yr
R2=0.911 |
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| NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2024-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| QQQI × |
$10,000.00
2024-01-30 |
$14,374.55
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| QQQI × | +6.27% | +9.74% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| QQQI × |
−5.46%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−20.36%
on 2025-04-08 from 2025-02-19 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI × | +9.74% |
+28.66% +13.43%/yr |
— | — | — |
| Year | QQQI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.27% |
| 2025 | +15.53% |
| 2024 | +17.08% |