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

OVL and XSPI both write options for income.

Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

8.9%OVL cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+19.2%OVL total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
OVL2.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%8.9% of it arrived as cash2.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%2.6 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, OVL and XSPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in OVLOnly in XSPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 8.50%
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%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OVL and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLXSPIOVLXSPIOVLXSPI
3 months+2.3%+3.7%2.6%4.2%0.0 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+18.8%+20.0%5.7%9.2%+0.7 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+19.2%not published8.9%not published+2.6 ptsnot published
3 years+86.2%not published21.1%not published+7.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+203.4%+11.6%47.2%11.1%+16.1 pts+0.2 pts
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OVL and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OVL
Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerOverlay SharesNEOS
Strategyput-selling overlayoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.4%17.1%
Expense rationot published0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year8.9%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.4%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+19.2%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind+2.6 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age2544 days227 days
Net assets$276m$113m

OVL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

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).

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Where these figures came from

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OVL 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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