Which paid more, SPIN or XRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, SPIN returned +9.3% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SPIN or XRMI?

SPIN charges 0.25% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SPIN vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.1%, though SPIN 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 $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

XRMI cash paid, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN total return, 1 year

+8.7%

XRMI 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.

XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI

+8.7%

SPY

+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; XRMI is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPIN vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SPIN	XRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	SPIN	XRMI
Total return, 1 year	+9.3%	+8.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.9%	fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SPIN	XRMI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SPIN	XRMI
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$47m	$62m
Holdings
Measure	SPIN	XRMI
Holdings in common	59%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score84.1SPIN45.2XRMI

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

SPIN 84.1

XRMI 45.2

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

59%

By the books each fund has filed, SPIN and XRMI hold 59% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

59% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPIN XRMI

NVIDIA CORP 9.22% 7.63%

APPLE INC 6.03% 7.12%

MICROSOFT CORP 7.47% 5.42%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.87% 4.17%

ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59% 3.28%

BROADCOM INC 3.37% 2.89%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.93% 1.92%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.13% 1.48%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.50% 1.46%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50% 1.42%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.94% 1.22%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 1.17% 1.47%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SPIN

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.05%

MONGODB INC 0.52%

TETRA TECH INC 0.28%

SNOWFLAKE INC 0.24%

API GROUP CORP 0.23%

REPLIGEN CORP 0.20%

MASTEC INC 0.16%

CLOUDFLARE INC CLASS A 0.07%

Only in XRMI

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 0.72%

ABBVIE INC. 0.70%

INTEL CORPORATION 0.67%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 0.59%

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0.59%

CATERPILLAR INC. 0.59%

CHEVRON CORPORATION 0.58%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0.53%

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Side by side

SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer State Street Global X

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 5.5% 10.6%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.1% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year +3.9% −3.8%

Total return, 1 year +9.3% +8.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −5.5 pts −6.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 97% 95%

Age 2.2 years 5.2 years

Net assets, SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $45m $62m

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 XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SPIN	XRMI	SPIN	XRMI	SPIN	XRMI
3 months	+0.8%	+1.6%	0.9%	2.9%	+0.9 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+6.0%	+5.4%	1.9%	6.0%	+1.0 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+9.3%	+8.7%	5.1%	11.9%	−5.5 pts	−6.1 pts
3 years	–	+30.8%	–	35.1%	–	−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SPIN Sep 2024 · XRMI Aug 2021	+30.3%	+17.6%	16.0%	45.0%	−12.9 pts	−66.7 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.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SPIN or XRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, SPIN returned +9.3% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SPIN or XRMI?: SPIN charges 0.25% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

XRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XRMI ↗

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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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