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NLSI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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NLSI and TMGN both write options for income.

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Net assets: $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.0%
NLSI cash paid, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+17.7%
NLSI total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
NLSI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI
+17.7%
SPY
+12.7%

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.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TMGN costs 2.01 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NLSI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNLSITMGN
Paid and earned
Price changerose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 5.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio2.89%0.88%
Net assets$5.3mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

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NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.6% 21.7%
Expense ratio 2.89% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +12.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) not published
Ahead or behind +5.0 pts (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 329 days 112 days
Net assets $5.3m not read by ETFIQ

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: NLSI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowNLSITMGNNLSITMGNNLSITMGN
3 months+6.7%+3.6%1.4%5.3%+6.9 ptsnot measured
6 months+21.4%–3.0%–+16.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: NLSI Dec 2025 · TMGN Jul 2026+17.7%+5.2%5.0%5.4%+4.9 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NLSI or TMGN?
NLSI charges 2.89% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so TMGN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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