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

NLSI and XSPI both write options for income.

NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

4.0%NLSI cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+19.3%NLSI total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
NLSI7.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%4.0% as cash7.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%7.3 pts ahead of 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% cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and XSPI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NLSI and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingNLSIXSPI
NVIDIA Corp3.17%8.50%
Micron Technology Inc14.23%1.75%
Mastercard Inc2.86%0.71%
ServiceNow Inc1.99%0.20%
Capital One Financial Corp3.03%0.19%
Progressive Corp/The3.80%0.19%
Marathon Petroleum Corp3.13%0.18%
Valero Energy Corp3.04%0.18%
Adobe Inc3.37%0.15%
CME Group Inc2.28%0.14%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc2.83%0.13%
Intuit Inc2.85%0.12%
Only in each
Only in NLSIOnly in XSPI
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%
Tesla Inc 1.59%

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

NLSI and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NLSIXSPINLSIXSPINLSIXSPI
3 months+15.6%+3.7%1.4%4.2%+13.3 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+24.6%+20.0%2.8%9.2%+6.6 pts+1.9 pts
Since launch+19.3%+11.6%4.0%11.1%+7.3 pts+0.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
NLSI and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NLSI
NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerNEOSNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.1%17.1%
Expense ratio2.89%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+14.6%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.0%+11.3%
Ahead or behind+7.3 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%99%
Age282 days227 days
Net assets$5m$113m

NLSI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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, NLSI or XSPI?
NLSI charges 2.89% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so XSPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NLSI 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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