Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SIOO vs SPYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF, and $12.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF.

At a glance
13.6%
SIOO cash paid, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
12.1%
SPYI cash paid, 1 year
+10.8%
SIOO total return, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
+14.0%
SPYI total return, 1 year
SIOO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with OEF
SIOO
+10.8%
OEF
+10.9%

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% of it arrived as cash

about even with OEF

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% as cash

about even with OEF

13.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPYI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts behind SPY
SPYI
+14.0%
SPY
+14.8%

0.8 pts behind SPY

SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPYI

+14.0%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts behind SPY

SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPYI

+14.0%

12.1% as cash

0.8 pts behind SPY

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIOO costs 0.09 points a year less; SPYI is far larger, $12.7bn against $25m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SIOO vs SPYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIOOSPYI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.0%
Price changefell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025)rose 1.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment99% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 100, measured through OEFS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$25m$12.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common70%

Method

Risk and return

Dec 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 45 weekly returns
SIOO SPYI
Return
Total return edge SPYI (slight) +9.9% +10.7%
Price return edge SPYI −4.4% −0.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SIOO (slight) −6.3% −6.9%
Reading

From Dec 2025 to Oct 2026, SPYI returned slightly more: +10.7% to +9.9%. SIOO fell slightly less at its worst: −6.3% to −6.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: SIOO vs SPYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSIOOSPYIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+9.9%+10.7%SPYI (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−4.4%−0.8%SPYIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−6.3%−6.9%SIOO (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 45 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

70%

By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and SPYI hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

70% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SIOO SPYI
NVIDIA Corp 8.37% 7.67%
Apple Inc 9.09% 7.40%
Microsoft Corp 6.30% 5.90%
Amazon.com Inc 4.54% 3.76%
Broadcom Inc 3.17% 2.41%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.84% 2.07%
Alphabet Inc 2.80% 2.02%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.30% 1.72%
Tesla Inc 2.23% 1.72%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.20% 1.55%
Micron Technology Inc 1.84% 1.46%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.92% 1.37%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SIOO
MSFT US 12/18/26 C535 0.13%
AAPL US 12/18/26 C330 0.10%
AMZN US 12/18/26 C250 0.07%
GOOGL US 12/18/26 C345 0.01%
NVDA US 12/18/26 C245 0.01%
AAPL 12/18/2026 330.01 P -0.02%
AMZN 12/18/2026 250.01 P -0.02%
MSFT 12/18/2026 535.01 P -0.04%
Only in SPYI
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 0.38%
Amphenol Corp 0.31%
Analog Devices Inc 0.31%
KLA CORP 0.31%
Welltower Inc 0.26%
Eaton Corp PLC 0.23%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.23%
TJX Cos Inc 0.23%
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Side by side

SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF · Covered call on OEF, paying monthly SPYI NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 100 (OEF) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.4% 11.5%
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) 12.1%
Price change, 1 year −3.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) +1.1%
Total return, 1 year +10.8% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) +14.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +10.9% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −0.1 pts (since launch, Dec 11, 2025) −0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 97% 99%
Age 328 days 4.2 years
Net assets, SIOO as of Nov 3, 2026 and SPYI as of Oct 28, 2026 $25m $12.7bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: SIOO vs SPYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSIOOSPYISIOOSPYISIOOSPYI
3 months+0.8%+1.1%3.7%2.9%+1.0 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+5.6%+5.8%7.5%6.0%+1.1 pts+0.7 pts
1 year–+14.0%–12.1%–−0.8 pts
3 years–+62.0%–39.3%–−20.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SIOO Dec 2025 · SPYI Aug 2022+10.8%+78.5%13.6%51.3%−0.1 pts−25.2 pts

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About each fund
SIOO

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SPYI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SIOO or SPYI?
SIOO charges 0.59% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so SIOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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