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ISPY vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $1.2bn for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF and $2.1m for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+11.3%
ISPY total return, 1 year
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
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.
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

TPAY costs 0.06 points a year less; ISPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $2.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYTPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.3%not published
Price changerose 4.8% (1 year)rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 3.5 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.49%
Net assets$1.2bn$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY TPAY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ISPY
NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%
Apple, Inc. 5.92%
Microsoft Corp. 4.80%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%
Only in TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 9.5%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +4.8% +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +11.3% +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 100%
Age 2.9 years 259 days
Net assets $1.2bn $2.1m

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 TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowISPYTPAYISPYTPAYISPYTPAY
3 months−0.5%−0.8%1.5%2.3%−0.3 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+3.8%+4.2%3.1%4.7%−1.2 pts−0.8 pts
1 year+11.3%–6.2%–−3.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · TPAY Feb 2026+54.0%+11.6%27.1%6.6%−15.1 pts−1.1 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.

TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ISPY or TPAY?
ISPY charges 0.55% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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