Data as of .
ISPY vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPYI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: ISPY scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and SPYI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ISPY | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | NVIDIA Corp 7.57% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% | Apple Inc 6.59% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.31% | Microsoft Corp 4.32% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.60% | Amazon.com Inc 3.65% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% | Alphabet Inc 3.28% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% | Broadcom Inc 2.80% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% | Alphabet Inc 2.61% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% | Micron Technology Inc 1.99% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | SPYI | ISPY | SPYI | ISPY | SPYI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +4.0% | 1.5% | 3.0% | −1.5 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +12.8% | +12.6% | 3.5% | 6.3% | −3.2 pts | −3.4 pts |
| 1 year | +14.4% | +15.8% | 5.7% | 12.1% | −3.1 pts | −1.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +56.5% | not published | 37.4% | not published | −21.3 pts |
| Since launch | +53.4% | +76.9% | 25.8% | 49.2% | −14.8 pts | −25.6 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.8% | 12.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.4% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | −1.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 996 days | 1473 days |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.
SPYI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ISPY or SPYI?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and SPYI paid 12.1%, so SPYI 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 SPYI?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +14.4% and SPYI returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so SPYI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ISPY or SPYI?
- ISPY charges 0.56% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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