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NLSI vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
5.0%
NLSI cash paid, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+17.7%
NLSI total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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% 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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XSHP costs 1.90 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NLSI vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNLSIXSHP
Paid and earned
Price changerose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 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%0.99%
Net assets, NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026$5.3m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NLSI XSHP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in NLSI
Micron Technology Inc 12.00%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 5.94%
Valero Energy Corp 5.14%
Chevron Corp 4.51%
Intuit Inc 4.45%
Walt Disney Co 4.42%
Phillips 66 4.39%
Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.30%
Only in XSHP
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Side by side

NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Issuer NEOS Kurv
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.6% 33.7%
Expense ratio 2.89% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +12.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 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% 92%
Age 329 days 140 days
Net assets, NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $5.3m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowNLSIXSHPNLSIXSHPNLSIXSHP
3 months+6.7%+31.3%1.4%11.2%+6.9 ptsnot measured
6 months+21.4%–3.0%–+16.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: NLSI Dec 2025 · XSHP Jun 2026+17.7%−21.1%5.0%11.3%+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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NLSI or XSHP?
NLSI charges 2.89% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so XSHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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