Data as of .
SPIN vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPYI paid 13.1% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPYI 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 SPYI hold 59% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPIN | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 9.87% | 8.28% |
| APPLE INC | 6.03% | 7.52% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 7.06% | 5.62% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.87% | 3.82% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A | 5.65% | 3.12% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.23% | 2.59% |
| META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A | 3.14% | 2.22% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2.91% | 1.74% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO | 2.09% | 1.43% |
| ELI LILLY + CO | 2.00% | 1.42% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 2.61% | 1.41% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B | 1.05% | 1.43% |
| Only in SPIN | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.94% | Intel Corp 0.82% |
| TETRA TECH INC 0.25% | AbbVie Inc 0.71% |
| SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.24% | Cisco Systems Inc 0.67% |
| SNOWFLAKE INC 0.20% | Chevron Corp 0.60% |
| API GROUP CORP 0.18% | Caterpillar Inc 0.57% |
| MONGODB INC 0.18% | Coca-Cola Co/The 0.53% |
| MASTEC INC 0.18% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.53% |
| REPLIGEN CORP 0.13% | GE AEROSPACE 0.50% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIN | SPYI | SPIN | SPYI | SPIN | SPYI | |
| 3 months | +3.7% | +3.1% | 0.8% | 3.0% | +1.4 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +12.3% | +14.4% | 3.2% | 6.5% | −5.8 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | +11.3% | +15.3% | 5.2% | 13.1% | −5.2 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.2% | not published | 38.6% | not published | −21.2 pts |
| Since launch | +28.5% | +77.1% | 15.2% | 50.3% | −13.7 pts | −25.3 pts |
| SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | State Street | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.7% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 13.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.8% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.2 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 743 days | 1480 days |
| Net assets | $48m | $12.2bn |
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.
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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SPIN or SPYI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and SPYI paid 13.1%, so SPYI 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 SPYI?
- With every distribution reinvested, SPIN returned +11.3% and SPYI returned +15.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPYI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SPIN or SPYI?
- SPIN charges 0.25% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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