Which paid more, ISPY or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, so ISPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or SPIN?

With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ISPY or SPIN?

ISPY charges 0.55% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ISPY vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

+11.3%

ISPY total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN total return, 1 year

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.1bn against $45m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ISPY	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	ISPY	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.8%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ISPY	SPIN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ISPY	SPIN
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1bn	$45m
Holdings
Measure	ISPY	SPIN
Holdings in common	51%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score83.5ISPY84.1SPIN

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

ISPY 83.5

SPIN 84.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

51%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and SPIN hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

51% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY SPIN

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80% 9.22%

Apple, Inc. 5.92% 6.03%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80% 7.47%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24% 4.87%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53% 4.59%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23% 3.37%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60% 2.93%

Micron Technology, Inc. 1.38% 2.50%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.22% 2.13%

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.18% 1.17%

Eli Lilly & Co. 1.16% 2.50%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.98% 1.94%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ISPY

AbbVie, Inc. 0.58%

Intel Corp. 0.56%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.56%

Chevron Corp. 0.49%

Caterpillar, Inc. 0.47%

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 0.45%

General Electric Co. 0.45%

Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.44%

Only in SPIN

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.05%

MONGODB INC 0.52%

TETRA TECH INC 0.28%

SNOWFLAKE INC 0.24%

API GROUP CORP 0.23%

REPLIGEN CORP 0.20%

MASTEC INC 0.16%

CLOUDFLARE INC CLASS A 0.07%

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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares State Street

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 5.5%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year +4.8% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year +11.3% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 97%

Age 2.9 years 2.2 years

Net assets, ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 and SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $45m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ISPY vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ISPY	SPIN	ISPY	SPIN	ISPY	SPIN
3 months	−0.5%	+0.8%	1.5%	0.9%	−0.3 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	+3.8%	+6.0%	3.1%	1.9%	−1.2 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+11.3%	+9.3%	6.2%	5.1%	−3.5 pts	−5.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · SPIN Sep 2024	+54.0%	+30.3%	27.1%	16.0%	−15.1 pts	−12.9 pts

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About each fund

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, so ISPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or SPIN?: With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or SPIN?: ISPY charges 0.55% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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