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ISPY vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+11.3%
ISPY total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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% 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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.44 points a year less; ISPY is far larger, $1.1bn against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.3%not published
Price changerose 4.8% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.1bn$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY XSHP
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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 XSHP
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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +4.8% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +11.3% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −3.5 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 92%
Age 2.9 years 140 days
Net assets, ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowISPYXSHPISPYXSHPISPYXSHP
3 months−0.5%+31.3%1.5%11.2%−0.3 ptsnot measured
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 · XSHP Jun 2026+54.0%−21.1%27.1%11.3%−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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ISPY or XSHP?
ISPY charges 0.55% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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