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SPIN vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?

SPIN and VOOY both write options for income.

State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

5.2%SPIN cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+11.3%SPIN total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
SPIN5.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2 pts behind SPY
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

SPIN and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SPINVOOYSPINVOOYSPINVOOY
3 months+3.7%not published0.8%not published+1.4 ptsnot published
6 months+12.3%not published3.2%not published−5.8 ptsnot published
1 year+11.3%not published5.2%not published−5.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.5%−0.3%15.2%0.0%−13.7 pts0.0 pts
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SPIN and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPIN
State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerState StreetXFUNDS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized2.7%not published
Expense ratio0.25%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.2%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+5.8%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+11.3%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind−5.2 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age743 days16 days
Net assets$48mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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SPIN against VOOY, 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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