Data as of .
SPIN vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPIN paid 5.2% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPIN and SPUT hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPIN | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 9.87% | 3.85% |
| APPLE INC | 6.03% | 3.22% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 7.06% | 2.47% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.87% | 2.09% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | 5.65% | 1.84% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.23% | 1.60% |
| META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A | 3.14% | 1.10% |
| ALPHABET INC CL C | 0.84% | 1.59% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO | 2.09% | 0.70% |
| ELI LILLY + CO | 2.00% | 0.65% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 2.07% | 0.54% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2.91% | 0.48% |
| Only in SPIN | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 1.05% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.94% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.54% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.50% | Caterpillar Inc 0.35% |
| TETRA TECH INC 0.25% | Intel Corp 0.34% |
| SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.24% | AbbVie Inc 0.31% |
| API GROUP CORP 0.18% | Chevron Corp 0.30% |
| MASTEC INC 0.18% | Cisco Systems Inc 0.30% |
| REPLIGEN CORP 0.13% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIN | SPUT | SPIN | SPUT | SPIN | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +3.7% | +2.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | +1.4 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +12.3% | +11.5% | 3.2% | 2.5% | −5.8 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +11.3% | +11.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | −5.2 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +28.5% | +22.4% | 15.2% | 8.5% | −13.7 pts | −15.6 pts |
| SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | State Street | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.7% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.8% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.2 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 743 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $48m | $17m |
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SPIN or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, so SPIN paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SPIN or SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, SPIN returned +11.3% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPUT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SPIN or SPUT?
- SPIN charges 0.25% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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