Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPY vs SPYI
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPY and SPYI hold 97% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPY | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.52% | 7.57% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.59% | 6.59% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.30% | 4.32% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.62% | 3.65% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 3.28% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.77% | 2.80% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.59% | 2.61% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.02% | 1.99% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.92% | 1.92% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.84% | 1.85% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 1.47% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.47% | 1.47% |
| Only in SPY | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| Linde plc 0.37% | Linde PLC 0.37% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.34% | Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.32% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 0.26% | Eaton Corp PLC 0.26% |
| Chubb Ltd. 0.19% | Chubb Ltd 0.19% |
| Trane Technologies plc 0.17% | Trane Technologies PLC 0.17% |
| Medtronic plc 0.16% | Medtronic PLC 0.16% |
| Johnson Controls International plc 0.14% | Johnson Controls International 0.14% |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 0.12% | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.12% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Income desk |
| Issuer | State Street | NEOS |
| What it is | S&P 500, book from IVV | covered call, vs SPY |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.0% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.0 pts | −2.5 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | not an income fund | 12.2% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.68% |
| Holdings | 504 | n/a |
SPY in plain words
SPY is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500, book from IVV. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.
SPYI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.5 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SPY or SPYI?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPY returned +20.0% and SPYI returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Are SPY and SPYI the same kind of fund?
- No. SPY is an index ETF and SPYI is an option-income ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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