Data as of .
PAPI vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year PAPI paid 7.9% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PAPI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PAPI and SPIN hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PAPI | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.59% | 0.66% |
| Danaher Corp. | 0.56% | 0.85% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.56% | 1.02% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 0.71% | 0.56% |
| Linde plc | 0.54% | 0.95% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.52% | 0.54% |
| RTX Corp. | 0.52% | 0.78% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 0.49% | 0.53% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.43% | 0.65% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.39% | 7.06% |
| Regions Financial Corp. | 0.56% | 0.38% |
| Cummins, Inc. | 0.70% | 0.37% |
| Only in PAPI | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Corning, Inc. 1.01% | NVIDIA CORP 9.87% |
| TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81% | APPLE INC 6.03% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77% | ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65% |
| Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.87% |
| Royalty Pharma plc 0.73% | BROADCOM INC 3.23% |
| Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.14% |
| Avnet, Inc. 0.71% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.91% |
| Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. 0.68% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.61% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPI | SPIN | PAPI | SPIN | PAPI | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +4.7% | +3.7% | 2.0% | 0.8% | +2.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | +12.3% | 4.0% | 3.2% | −12.4 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +12.8% | +11.3% | 7.9% | 5.2% | −3.8 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +35.6% | +28.5% | 22.5% | 15.2% | −49.6 pts | −13.7 pts |
| PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Parametric | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.2% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.9% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.5% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.8% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.8 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1065 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $400m | $48m |
PAPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, PAPI or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, so PAPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, PAPI or SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, PAPI returned +12.8% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PAPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, PAPI or SPIN?
- PAPI charges 0.29% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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