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

PAPI and VOOY both write options for income.

Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

PAPI and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PAPIVOOYPAPIVOOYPAPIVOOY
3 months+4.7%not published2.0%not published+2.5 ptsnot published
6 months+5.6%not published4.0%not published−12.4 ptsnot published
1 year+12.8%not published7.9%not published−3.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+35.6%−0.3%22.5%0.0%−49.6 pts0.0 pts
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PAPI and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerParametricXFUNDS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized7.2%not published
Expense ratio0.29%not published
Cash paid, 1 year7.9%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.5%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+12.8%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind−3.8 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1065 days16 days
Net assets$400mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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PAPI against VOOY, 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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