Get the weekly note
ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

Data as of .

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

SIOO and XSHP both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF and Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF.

11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
7.3%XSHP cash paid, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
−13.1%XSHP 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%about even with OEF
XSHP16.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

SIOO and XSHP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIOOXSHPSIOOXSHPSIOOXSHP
3 months+4.0%−11.0%3.7%7.4%+0.7 pts−13.3 pts
6 months+14.3%not published7.9%not published−5.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+10.8%−13.1%11.1%7.3%−0.2 pts−16.4 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
SIOO and XSHP 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
XSHP
Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesKurv
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 100 (OEF)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%33.5%
Expense rationot published0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)7.3% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−1.1%−21.8%
Total return, 1 year+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)−13.1% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.0%+3.3%
Ahead or behind−0.2 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published94%
Age281 days93 days
Net assets$21m$7m

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.

XSHP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 17, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSHP paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 94% 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).

Other comparisons

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

SIOO against XSHP, 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, SIOO against XSHP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sioo-vs-xshp Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources