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

PBP and XSPI both write options for income.

Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

11.8%PBP cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+18.5%PBP total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
PBP1.9 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PBP+18.5%11.8% of it arrived as cash1.9 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PBP+18.5%11.8% cash1.9 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, PBP and XSPI hold 97% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PBP and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPBPXSPI
NVIDIA Corp8.18%8.50%
Apple Inc7.50%7.83%
Microsoft Corp5.57%5.80%
Amazon.com Inc3.77%3.94%
Alphabet Inc3.11%3.24%
Broadcom Inc2.57%2.65%
Alphabet Inc2.47%2.57%
Meta Platforms Inc2.22%2.25%
Micron Technology Inc1.74%1.75%
Tesla Inc1.56%1.59%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.42%1.47%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc1.42%1.47%
Only in each
Only in PBPOnly in XSPI
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 0.02%SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39%
CASH & EQUIVALENTS 0.00%SPX US 10/16/26 C7870 -0.12%
SECURITIES LENDING - BNYM 0.00%SPX US 10/16/26 C7790 -0.25%
SPX US 10/16/26 P7500 -0.33%

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 Sep 19, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

PBP and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PBPXSPIPBPXSPIPBPXSPI
3 months+5.0%+3.7%2.8%4.2%+2.7 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+13.0%+20.0%5.7%9.2%−5.0 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+18.5%not published11.8%not published+1.9 ptsnot published
3 years+46.1%not published31.8%not published−32.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+199.0%+11.6%101.2%11.1%−604.5 pts+0.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
PBP and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PBP
Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInvescoNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.3%17.1%
Expense ratio0.29%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.8%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+5.5%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind+1.9 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age6101 days227 days
Net assets$386m$113m

PBP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, PBP or XSPI?
PBP charges 0.29% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PBP 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.

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

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources