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KHPI vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year KHPI paid 9.1% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2% and the two finished level on total return.

Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF.

9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
5.2%SPUT cash paid, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year
+11.5%SPUT total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

KHPI 55.5SPUT 633.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% cash5.5 pts behind SPY
SPUT5.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPUT+11.5%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPUT+11.5%5.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and SPUT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KHPIOnly in SPUT
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%TREASURY BILL 49.24%
NVIDIA Corp 3.85%
Apple Inc 3.22%
Microsoft Corp 2.47%
Amazon.com Inc 2.09%
Alphabet Inc 1.84%
Broadcom Inc 1.60%
Alphabet Inc 1.59%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KHPI and SPUT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KHPISPUTKHPISPUTKHPISPUT
3 months+1.9%+2.4%2.2%1.1%−0.3 pts+0.1 pts
6 months+11.3%+11.5%4.7%2.5%−6.8 pts−6.5 pts
1 year+11.0%+11.5%9.1%5.2%−5.5 pts−5.1 pts
Since launch+24.6%+22.4%18.4%8.5%−17.7 pts−15.6 pts
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KHPI and SPUT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
SPUT
Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKensingtonInnovator
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.0%4.7%
Expense ratio0.98%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year9.1%5.2%
Price change, 1 year+1.5%+6.0%
Total return, 1 year+11.0%+11.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−5.5 pts−5.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age743 days553 days
Net assets$401m$17m

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.

SPUT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KHPI or SPUT?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, so KHPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KHPI or SPUT?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +11.0% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPUT returned more.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or SPUT?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KHPI against SPUT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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