Thesis in one line: QQQI has been a clever way to tap Nasdaq-100 strength while harvesting rich option premiums, but the setup going forward is less favorable than it looks on the surface. With an expense ratio that isn’t trivial, a payout stream driven largely by option income (not underlying dividends), and a market regime where upside capture may matter more than income, I’m downgrading my stance to Pause/Neutral for new money. The quick take What it is: NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (ticker: QQQI) owns a Nasdaq-100 equity basket and layers on systematic call spreads on the index to generate high monthly cash flow. It’s actively managed. NEOS Investments What you see: A headline distribution rate around the mid-teens (lately ~14%) with monthly payments. SEC 30-day yield is near zero—meaning payouts largely reflect option premium/realized gains, not bond-like income. NEOS Investments What it costs: 0.68% expense ratio, materially higher than plain-vanilla Nasdaq...