Data as of .
CVRD vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
CVRD and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and XSPI hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 3.94% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.88% | 5.80% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 2.65% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 2.25% |
| Visa Inc | 3.68% | 0.94% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 4.84% | 0.45% |
| Salesforce Inc | 2.47% | 0.32% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.04% | 0.29% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.07% | 0.27% |
| NextEra Energy Inc | 2.49% | 0.26% |
| Union Pacific Corp | 3.17% | 0.24% |
| Blackrock Inc | 3.03% | 0.23% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| Matador Resources Co 2.98% | NVIDIA Corp 8.50% |
| Transocean Ltd 2.93% | Apple Inc 7.83% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.24% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.57% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.75% | |
| Tesla Inc 1.59% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.47% |
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 dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | XSPI | CVRD | XSPI | CVRD | XSPI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.7% | 1.7% | 4.2% | +1.7 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +20.0% | 3.3% | 9.2% | −12.3 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | not published | 7.4% | not published | −11.0 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +11.6% | 26.3% | 11.1% | −59.8 pts | +0.2 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 1123 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $113m |
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
XSPI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or XSPI?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, CVRD against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.