Data as of .
JOYT vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPIN paid 5.2% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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, JOYT and SPIN hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 9.87% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 6.03% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 7.06% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.78% | 4.87% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 3.23% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 2.91% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 1.28% | 1.25% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.18% | 2.00% |
| RTX Corp. | 1.02% | 0.78% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | 2.22% | 0.66% |
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.71% | 0.65% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.94% | 0.65% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% | ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.14% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.61% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.09% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.27% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.52% |
| CSX Corp. 1.19% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.16% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | SPIN | JOYT | SPIN | JOYT | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +3.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | +1.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +12.3% | 0.4% | 3.2% | −6.1 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +11.3% | 0.7% | 5.2% | −0.7 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +28.5% | 0.7% | 15.2% | −1.1 pts | −13.7 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | State Street |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $48m |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JOYT or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, so SPIN paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JOYT or SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +15.9% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or SPIN?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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