Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NLSI vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NLSI and TSPY 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 $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income 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, 2026.1.5 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 2.21 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NLSI | TSPY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +13.3% |
| Price change | rose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025) | fell 1.6% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 5.0 pts | behind by 1.5 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 2.89% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 | $5.3m | $311m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% 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 | TSPY | NLSI | TSPY | NLSI | TSPY |
| 3 months | +6.7% | +0.7% | 1.4% | 3.5% | +6.9 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +21.4% | +5.2% | 3.0% | 7.0% | +16.4 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | +13.3% | – | 14.0% | – | −1.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: NLSI Dec 2025 · TSPY Aug 2024 | +17.7% | +38.7% | 5.0% | 31.2% | +4.9 pts | −3.7 pts |
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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.
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).
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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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