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ISPY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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ISPY and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+11.3%
ISPY total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.3%not published
Price changerose 4.8% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.75%
Net assets$1.2bnnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +4.8% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +11.3% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −3.5 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 26%
Age 2.9 years 63 days
Net assets $1.2bn not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowISPYVOOYISPYVOOYISPYVOOY
3 months−0.5%–1.5%–−0.3 pts–
6 months+3.8%–3.1%–−1.2 pts–
1 year+11.3%–6.2%–−3.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · VOOY Sep 2026+54.0%+0.3%27.1%1.5%−15.1 ptsnot measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, ISPY or VOOY?
ISPY charges 0.55% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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