Data as of .
RNTY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
RNTY and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and XSPI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Welltower Inc | 6.63% | 0.25% |
| Prologis Inc | 6.72% | 0.20% |
| AMERICAN TOWER CORP | 3.79% | 0.12% |
| Equinix Inc | 4.92% | 0.10% |
| Simon Property Group Inc | 5.30% | 0.09% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 5.99% | 0.08% |
| Realty Income Corp | 4.36% | 0.07% |
| CBRE Group Inc | 3.49% | 0.06% |
| Public Storage | 3.89% | 0.06% |
| Vivmark Residential | 6.31% | 0.06% |
| Crown Castle Inc | 2.77% | 0.05% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 4.06% | 0.05% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | NVIDIA Corp 8.50% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 3.97% | Apple Inc 7.83% |
| Sun Communities Inc 2.74% | Microsoft Corp 5.80% |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc 2.70% | Amazon.com Inc 3.94% |
| Independence Realty Trust Inc 2.29% | Alphabet Inc 3.24% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.30% | Broadcom Inc 2.65% |
| TPL US 10/16/26 C390 0.05% | Alphabet Inc 2.57% |
| CBRE US 10/16/26 C150 0.04% | 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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | XSPI | RNTY | XSPI | RNTY | XSPI | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | +3.7% | 3.0% | 4.2% | −4.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +20.0% | 6.2% | 9.2% | −15.6 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +11.6% | 15.8% | 11.1% | −39.2 pts | +0.2 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | NEOS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 99% |
| Age | 519 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $113m |
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, RNTY or XSPI?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so XSPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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