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Uses QQQI's live distribution rate, a FLAT payout assumption, and modest 3%/yr price growth. Assumes every payout is reinvested (DRIP) and no taxes (like a Roth IRA). These are assumptions, not predictions. Want taxes and the year-by-year chart? Open the full calculator →
Computed from QQQI's live yield — income in year one, before taxes, paid monthly.
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See every payment QQQI has ever made — with the next expected ex-dividend date — on the QQQI dividend history page.
Most QQQI calculators make you guess the inputs. This one fetches live market data: the yield is QQQI's last twelve months of actual payments divided by today's price, recomputed every time the page loads. We assume zero payout growth: QQQI targets a high, steady distribution rate rather than annual raises, so flat is the realistic baseline — and at ~14%, flat is plenty. You can change any number above.
How to Think About a QQQI Projection
QQQI targets roughly a 14% annual distribution, paid monthly — numbers that make any calculator light up. This one keeps its feet on the ground: the live rate above is computed from QQQI's real payments, the payout is assumed flat, and price growth is a modest 3%. Even with those sober inputs, reinvested double-digit income compounds startlingly fast — which is exactly why the honest caveats below matter.
Where 14% Comes From (and What It Costs)
The income is manufactured from option premiums on the Nasdaq-100 — the market's most generous volatility to sell. The cost is capped upside: in a monster tech rally, QQQI keeps only a slice of the gain. Its monthly amounts have been remarkably steady since its 2024 launch — see every payment and the next expected ex-dividend date on the QQQI dividend history page — but two years is a short book. Compare it against the more conservative JPMorgan approach at QQQI vs. JEPQ.
The Tax Twist That Favors QQQI
Unusually for a high yielder, QQQI is taxable-account-friendly: much of its distribution is classified as return of capital, deferring tax by lowering your cost basis instead of stacking onto this year's income. (Deferring, not erasing — you settle up when you sell.) The mechanics are in Return of Capital & NAV Erosion, and the broader fund design in What Are QYLD, QQQI & SPYI?
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