Data as of .
SPUT vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPYI paid 13.1% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPUT and SPYI hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SPUT | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 3.85% | 8.28% |
| Apple Inc | 3.22% | 7.52% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.47% | 5.62% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 2.09% | 3.82% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.84% | 3.12% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.60% | 2.59% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.59% | 2.50% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.10% | 2.22% |
| Tesla Inc | 0.91% | 1.58% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.70% | 1.43% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.65% | 1.42% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.54% | 1.03% |
| Only in SPUT | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 49.24% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 0.43% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 0.08% | Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 0.16% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 0.07% | NXP Semiconductors NV 0.09% |
| Spotify Technology SA 0.06% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.08% |
| Cloudflare Inc 0.05% | Moderna Inc 0.08% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.05% | Vivmark Residential 0.07% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc 0.05% | M&T Bank Corp 0.05% |
| Anglogold Ashanti Plc 0.04% | CF Industries Holdings Inc 0.03% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPUT | SPYI | SPUT | SPYI | SPUT | SPYI | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +3.1% | 1.1% | 3.0% | +0.1 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +11.5% | +14.4% | 2.5% | 6.5% | −6.5 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | +11.5% | +15.3% | 5.2% | 13.1% | −5.1 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.2% | not published | 38.6% | not published | −21.2 pts |
| Since launch | +22.4% | +77.1% | 8.5% | 50.3% | −15.6 pts | −25.3 pts |
| SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.7% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 13.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.0% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.5% | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.1 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 553 days | 1480 days |
| Net assets | $17m | $12.2bn |
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, 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, SPUT or SPYI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT 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, SPUT or SPYI?
- With every distribution reinvested, SPUT returned +11.5% and SPYI returned +15.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPYI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SPUT or SPYI?
- SPUT charges 0.79% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so SPYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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