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SPIN vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF, and $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

SPIN on its own →TSPY on its own →
At a glance
5.1%
SPIN cash paid, 1 year
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+9.3%
SPIN total return, 1 year
+13.3%
TSPY total return, 1 year
SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY
SPIN
+9.3%
SPY
+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPIN vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSPINTSPY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.3%+13.3%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.9%fell 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.68%
Net assets, SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026$45m$311m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score84.1SPIN53.6TSPY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SPIN and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPIN TSPY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SPIN
NVIDIA CORP 9.22%
MICROSOFT CORP 7.47%
APPLE INC 6.03%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.87%
ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59%
BROADCOM INC 3.37%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.93%
ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%
Only in TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%
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Side by side

SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Issuer State Street TappAlpha
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.5% 14.3%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.1% 14.0%
Price change, 1 year +3.9% −1.6%
Total return, 1 year +9.3% +13.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −5.5 pts −1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 97% 100%
Age 2.2 years 2.2 years
Net assets, SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $45m $311m

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: SPIN vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSPINTSPYSPINTSPYSPINTSPY
3 months+0.8%+0.7%0.9%3.5%+0.9 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+6.0%+5.2%1.9%7.0%+1.0 pts+0.2 pts
1 year+9.3%+13.3%5.1%14.0%−5.5 pts−1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SPIN Sep 2024 · TSPY Aug 2024+30.3%+38.7%16.0%31.2%−12.9 pts−3.7 pts

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About each fund
SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SPIN or TSPY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?
With every distribution reinvested, SPIN returned +9.3% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SPIN or TSPY?
SPIN charges 0.25% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →SPIN on its own →TSPY on its own →SPIN dividend history →SPIN holdings →TSPY dividend history →TSPY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
State Street website ↗
TSPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
TSPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
TSPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
TappAlpha website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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