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KHPI vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $401m for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and $311m for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
+13.3%
TSPY total return, 1 year
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSPY costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; KHPI is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KHPI vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPITSPY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.5%+13.3%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%fell 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%0.68%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$401m$311m
Holdings
Holdings in common100%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KHPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score62KHPI53.6TSPY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 111 weekly returns
KHPI TSPY
Return
Total return edge TSPY +23.8% +34.1%
Annualized edge TSPY +10.5% +14.8%
Price return edge KHPI +1.9% +0.1%
Risk
Volatility edge KHPI 8.8% 13.7%
Max drawdown edge KHPI −10.5% −16.5%
Downside capture 55.8% 95.3%
Beta 0.55 0.92
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TSPY (slight) 0.72 0.78
Sortino edge TSPY (slight) 1.12 1.15
Treynor 0.115 0.112
Calmar edge KHPI 1.00 0.89
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.3% a year −0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.15 −0.25
Information ratio −0.78 −0.43
Tracking error 7.4% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: KHPI against SPY, Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; TSPY against VOO, Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2024 to Oct 2026, TSPY returned more: +34.1% to +23.8%. KHPI swung less: 8.8% to 13.7%. KHPI fell less at its worst: −10.5% to −16.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KHPI vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPITSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+23.8%+34.1%TSPYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.5%+14.8%TSPYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+1.9%+0.1%KHPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.8%13.7%KHPISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.7%9.3%KHPILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.5%−16.5%KHPIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture42.7%89.2%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture55.8%95.3%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.550.92Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.850.95Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.720.78TSPY (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.121.15TSPY (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1150.112Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.000.89KHPIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.3% a year−0.5% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.15−0.25Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.0% to +4.3%−4.9% to +3.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.78−0.43Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.4%3.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 111 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

100%

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and TSPY hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

100% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KHPI TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06% 100.57%
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Side by side

KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Issuer Kensington TappAlpha
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 14.3%
Expense ratio 0.98% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.0% 14.0%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −1.6%
Total return, 1 year +9.5% +13.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −5.3 pts −1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 2.2 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $401m $311m

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: KHPI vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKHPITSPYKHPITSPYKHPITSPY
3 months+0.8%+0.7%2.2%3.5%+0.9 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+4.6%+5.2%4.5%7.0%−0.5 pts+0.2 pts
1 year+9.5%+13.3%9.0%14.0%−5.3 pts−1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · TSPY Aug 2024+26.2%+38.7%19.9%31.2%−17.0 pts−3.7 pts

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About each fund
KHPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KHPI or TSPY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +9.5% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or TSPY?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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