REITs Are Finally Winning and the QQQI Family Runs a Real Estate Fund Paying 11%

August 19, 2026 - 02:45

After years of watching property values sink under rising interest rates, real estate is finally showing real life again. The sector has turned a corner, and income investors are taking notice. But the fund that got you through the downturn might not be the best way to cash in on the comeback.

The team behind the popular SPYI and QQQI funds has rolled out a dedicated real estate fund that pays out around 11 percent. That yield is a head-turner, especially when most traditional REIT funds are still struggling to push past four or five percent. The new fund uses a covered call strategy, selling options on a portfolio of real estate investment trusts to generate steady monthly income on top of whatever the underlying holdings produce.

That approach changes the game. A standard REIT fund gives you the dividend plus whatever price appreciation happens to show up. The new fund layers on option premiums, which means you get paid even when the market is flat or slightly down. That is a big deal for anyone who lived through the last few years of choppy, sideways trading in property stocks.

The catch is that covered call strategies cap some of the upside. When real estate really rips higher, the fund will not capture every last dollar of gains. But for someone who wants a fat, reliable check every month, that trade-off often makes sense. The old fund got you through the hard times. The new one is built to pay you while the recovery plays out.