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

KHPI and XSPI both write options for income.

Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
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
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% as cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in KHPIOnly in XSPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 8.50%
Apple Inc 7.83%
Microsoft Corp 5.80%
Amazon.com Inc 3.94%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%
Broadcom Inc 2.65%
Alphabet Inc 2.57%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.25%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KHPI and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KHPIXSPIKHPIXSPIKHPIXSPI
3 months+1.9%+3.7%2.2%4.2%−0.3 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+11.3%+20.0%4.7%9.2%−6.8 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+11.0%not published9.1%not published−5.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+24.6%+11.6%18.4%11.1%−17.7 pts+0.2 pts
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KHPI and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerKensingtonNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.0%17.1%
Expense ratio0.98%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year9.1%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+1.5%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+11.0%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−5.5 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age743 days227 days
Net assets$401m$113m

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.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, KHPI or XSPI?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so KHPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KHPI against XSPI, 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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