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Income ETFs

NLSI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

At a glance
5.0%
NLSI cash paid, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
12.4%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%
NLSI total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+1.9%
YYY total return, 1 year
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.
YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
YYY
+1.9%
none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

NLSI costs 0.34 points a year less; YYY is far larger, $671m against $5.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NLSI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNLSIYYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+1.9%
Price changerose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025)fell 10.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 5.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio2.89%3.23%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$5.3m$671m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, NLSI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NLSI YYY
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 YYY
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%
PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%
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Side by side

NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Issuer NEOS Amplify
Strategy option income income from closed-end funds
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.6% 13.8%
Expense ratio 2.89% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) 12.4%
Price change, 1 year +12.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) −10.3%
Total return, 1 year +17.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) +1.9%
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% 18%
Age 329 days 14.4 years
Net assets, NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $5.3m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowNLSIYYYNLSIYYYNLSIYYY
3 months+6.7%−4.9%1.4%3.2%+6.9 ptsnot measured
6 months+21.4%−4.1%3.0%6.2%+16.4 ptsnot measured
1 year–+1.9%–12.4%–not measured
3 years–+35.2%–38.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: NLSI Dec 2025 · YYY Jun 2012+17.7%+114.4%5.0%113.6%+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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NLSI or YYY?
NLSI charges 2.89% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so NLSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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