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SIOO vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?

SIOO and SPYI both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF and NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
13.1%SPYI cash paid, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
+15.3%SPYI total return, 1 year
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% cashabout even with OEF
SPYI1.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% as cash1.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and SPYI hold 69% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SIOO and SPYI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSIOOSPYI
NVIDIA Corp9.83%7.57%
Apple Inc9.24%6.59%
Microsoft Corp5.91%4.32%
Amazon.com Inc4.41%3.65%
Broadcom Inc3.57%2.80%
Alphabet Inc3.62%2.61%
Micron Technology Inc2.37%1.99%
Meta Platforms Inc3.12%1.92%
Tesla Inc2.23%1.85%
Eli Lilly & Co1.85%1.47%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.00%1.47%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc2.03%1.43%
Only in each
Only in SIOOOnly in SPYI
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%KLA Corp 0.61%
GOOGL US 10/16/26 C345 0.18%Sandisk Corp 0.52%
NVDA US 10/16/26 C210 0.12%Palo Alto Networks Inc 0.43%
AAPL US 10/16/26 C330 0.05%Amphenol Corp 0.34%
AMZN US 10/16/26 C250 0.03%Western Digital Corp 0.33%
MSFT US 10/16/26 C505 0.03%Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.32%
XEO US 10/16/26 C3850 0.00%Corning Inc 0.31%
AAPL 10/16/2026 330.01 P -0.02%Analog Devices Inc 0.30%

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

SIOO and SPYI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIOOSPYISIOOSPYISIOOSPYI
3 months+4.0%+3.1%3.7%3.0%+0.7 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+14.3%+14.4%7.9%6.5%−5.8 pts−3.6 pts
1 yearnot published+15.3%not published13.1%not published−1.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+57.2%not published38.6%not published−21.2 pts
Since launch+10.8%+77.1%11.1%50.3%−0.2 pts−25.3 pts
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SIOO and SPYI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
SPYI
NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 100 (OEF)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%12.1%
Expense rationot published0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)13.1%
Price change, 1 year−1.1%+1.2%
Total return, 1 year+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)+15.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.0%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.2 pts−1.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published93%
Age281 days1480 days
Net assets$21m$12.2bn

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

SPYI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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Where these figures came from

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SIOO against SPYI, 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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