Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NLSI vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NLSI and SIOO both write options for income.
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Net assets: $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF, and $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.
5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
NLSI
+17.7%
5.0% as cash
5 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
NLSI
+17.7%
5 pts ahead of SPY
5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.About even with OEF
SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OEF
+10.9%
SIOO
+10.8%
13.6% of it arrived as cash
about even with OEF
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with OEF
SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OEF
+10.9%
SIOO
+10.8%
13.6% cash
about even with OEF
13.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SIOO costs 2.30 points a year less; SIOO is 4.7 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NLSI | SIOO |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025) | fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 100, measured through OEF |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 5.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 2.89% | 0.59% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $5.3m | $25m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and SIOO hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
5% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NLSI | SIOO | NLSI | SIOO | NLSI | SIOO |
| 3 months | +6.7% | +0.8% | 1.4% | 3.7% | +6.9 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +21.4% | +5.6% | 3.0% | 7.5% | +16.4 pts | +1.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: NLSI Dec 2025 · SIOO Dec 2025 | +17.7% | +10.8% | 5.0% | 13.6% | +4.9 pts | −0.1 pts |
NLSI
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 10, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NLSI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SIOO
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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