Data as of .
FTHI vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
FTHI and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and XSPI hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 7.83% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.90% | 8.50% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.94% | 5.80% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.53% | 3.94% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.41% | 3.24% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 2.65% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 1.74% | 2.57% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.67% | 1.47% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 2.25% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.10% | 1.75% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | 1.09% | 1.08% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.11% | 1.02% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.90% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% | SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc 1.00% | Visa Inc 0.94% |
| Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) 0.74% | Mastercard Inc 0.71% |
| HF Sinclair Corp. 0.62% | Lam Research Corp 0.56% |
| Novartis AG (ADR) 0.61% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.55% |
| InterDigital, Inc. 0.58% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 0.53% |
| Nebius Group N.V. 0.54% | Home Depot Inc/The 0.46% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | XSPI | FTHI | XSPI | FTHI | XSPI | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +3.7% | 2.2% | 4.2% | −0.6 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +20.0% | 4.6% | 9.2% | −8.2 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | not published | 8.9% | not published | −6.9 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +11.6% | 82.6% | 11.1% | −257.8 pts | +0.2 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | 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 | 9.0% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 4637 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $113m |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, 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, FTHI or XSPI?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so FTHI 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, FTHI against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fthi-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.