Data as of .
DRKY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and XSPI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 3.94% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 3.24% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 1.59% |
| Sandisk Corp | 3.51% | 0.40% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 4.52% | 0.26% |
| CRH PLC | 1.97% | 0.08% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 1.98% | 0.07% |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc | 3.73% | 0.05% |
| CDW Corp/DE | 3.92% | 0.03% |
| Fox Corp | 3.89% | 0.02% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | NVIDIA Corp 8.50% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | Apple Inc 7.83% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | Microsoft Corp 5.80% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Broadcom Inc 2.65% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Alphabet Inc 2.57% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.25% |
| Sea Ltd 3.15% | Micron Technology Inc 1.75% |
| Newamsterdam Pharma Co NV 3.13% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | XSPI | DRKY | XSPI | DRKY | XSPI | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +3.7% | 3.8% | 4.2% | +9.6 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +20.0% | 8.1% | 9.2% | +7.1 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +11.6% | 14.1% | 11.1% | +9.7 pts | +0.2 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 345 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $113m |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
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, DRKY or XSPI?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so DRKY 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, DRKY against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.