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

SIOO and XSPI both write options for income.

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

11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI 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% as cashabout even with OEF
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% as cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SIOO and XSPI hold 71% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SIOO and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSIOOXSPI
NVIDIA Corp9.83%8.01%
Apple Inc9.24%7.02%
Microsoft Corp5.91%4.59%
Amazon.com Inc4.41%3.87%
Broadcom Inc3.57%2.91%
Alphabet Inc3.62%2.72%
Micron Technology Inc2.37%2.10%
Tesla Inc2.23%1.94%
Meta Platforms Inc3.12%1.84%
Eli Lilly & Co1.85%1.58%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.00%1.55%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc2.03%1.47%
Only in each
Only in SIOOOnly in XSPI
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%KLA Corp 0.66%
Booking Holdings Inc 0.25%Sandisk Corp 0.50%
GOOGL US 10/16/26 C345 0.18%Palo Alto Networks Inc 0.45%
NVDA US 10/16/26 C210 0.12%Amphenol Corp 0.36%
AAPL US 10/16/26 C330 0.05%Western Digital Corp 0.32%
AMZN US 10/16/26 C250 0.03%Corning Inc 0.30%
MSFT US 10/16/26 C505 0.03%Analog Devices Inc 0.30%
XEO US 10/16/26 C3850 0.00%Eaton Corp PLC 0.28%

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 XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SIOOXSPISIOOXSPISIOOXSPI
3 months+4.0%+3.7%3.7%4.2%+0.7 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+14.3%+20.0%7.9%9.2%−5.8 pts+1.9 pts
Since launch+10.8%+11.6%11.1%11.1%−0.2 pts+0.2 pts
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SIOO and XSPI 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
XSPI
NEOS Boosted 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%17.1%
Expense rationot published0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−1.1%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.0%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−0.2 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age281 days227 days
Net assets$21m$113m

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.

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).

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Where these figures came from

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SIOO 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.

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