Which is cheaper, SPIN or VOOY?

SPIN charges 0.25% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SPIN vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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SPIN and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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At a glance

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

+9.3%

SPIN total return, 1 year

+0.3%

VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

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.

VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

VOOY

+0.3%

none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.50 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPIN vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SPIN	VOOY
Paid and earned
Measure	SPIN	VOOY
Total return, 1 year	+9.3%	not published
Price change	rose 3.9% (1 year)	fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SPIN	VOOY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	SPIN	VOOY
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.75%
Net assets	$45m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	SPIN	VOOY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income

Issuer State Street XFUNDS

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 5.5% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.1% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.9% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +9.3% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −5.5 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 97% 26%

Age 2.2 years 63 days

Net assets $45m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SPIN	VOOY	SPIN	VOOY	SPIN	VOOY
3 months	+0.8%	–	0.9%	–	+0.9 pts	–
6 months	+6.0%	–	1.9%	–	+1.0 pts	–
1 year	+9.3%	–	5.1%	–	−5.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SPIN Sep 2024 · VOOY Sep 2026	+30.3%	+0.3%	16.0%	1.5%	−12.9 pts	not measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SPIN or VOOY?: SPIN charges 0.25% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

VOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

XFUNDS page for VOOY ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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