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AIPI vs ISPY
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and ISPY hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AIPI | ISPY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 8.23% | 7.07% |
| APPLE INC. | 2.58% | 6.31% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 2.52% | 4.60% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.46% | 2.92% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.34% | 3.64% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.29% | 3.05% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.41% | 1.91% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 4.15% | 1.50% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 3.32% | 1.16% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2.67% | 0.74% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 3.04% | 0.66% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 8.40% | 0.49% |
| Only in AIPI | Only in ISPY |
|---|---|
| Astera Labs, Inc 7.20% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% |
| IONQ Inc 3.62% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.69% | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.21% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.11% | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84% | |
| Visa, Inc. 0.76% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPI | ISPY | AIPI | ISPY | AIPI | ISPY | |
| 3 months | +7.3% | +3.6% | 8.4% | 1.5% | +4.5 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +21.6% | +11.8% | 16.1% | 3.5% | −9.4 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +25.5% | +16.9% | 31.2% | 5.7% | −17.3 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Since launch | +54.8% | +54.6% | 63.2% | 25.8% | −37.0 pts | −14.8 pts |
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 35.0% | 5.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.2% | 5.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.2% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.5% | +16.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +42.9% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.3 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 822 days | 989 days |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +25.5%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +42.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 5.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AIPI or ISPY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 5.7%, so AIPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or ISPY?
- With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and ISPY returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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