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PAPI vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?

PAPI and TPRY both write options for income.

Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY total return, 1 year
PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%7.4% cash9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PAPI and TPRY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PAPI and TPRY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPAPITPRY
Alphabet, Inc.0.59%6.91%
QUALCOMM, Inc.0.58%1.38%
Only in each
Only in PAPIOnly in TPRY
Corning, Inc. 1.01%Micron Technology Inc 13.23%
TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81%Amazon.com Inc 12.40%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%Meta Platforms Inc 5.35%
Royalty Pharma plc 0.73%Uber Technologies Inc 5.23%
Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%Apple Inc 4.91%
Avnet, Inc. 0.71%Vistra Corp 4.57%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.46%

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

PAPI and TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PAPITPRYPAPITPRYPAPITPRY
3 months+4.7%−5.9%2.0%3.5%+2.5 pts−8.2 pts
6 months+5.6%+11.9%4.0%8.1%−12.4 pts−6.1 pts
1 year+12.8%not published7.9%not published−3.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+35.6%+2.1%22.5%7.4%−49.6 pts−9.3 pts
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PAPI and TPRY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerParametricVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.2%15.3%
Expense ratio0.29%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year7.9%7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.5%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year+12.8%+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.4%
Ahead or behind−3.8 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1065 days204 days
Net assets$400m$4m

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.

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, PAPI or TPRY?
PAPI charges 0.29% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PAPI against TPRY, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, PAPI against TPRY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/papi-vs-tpry Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources