Data as of .
SPUT vs TPAY: which paid, and which earned it?
SPUT and TPAY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPUT and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SPUT | Only in TPAY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 49.24% | SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75% |
| NVIDIA Corp 3.85% | SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20% |
| Apple Inc 3.22% | SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05% |
| Microsoft Corp 2.47% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.09% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.84% | |
| Broadcom Inc 1.60% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPUT | TPAY | SPUT | TPAY | SPUT | TPAY | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +1.5% | 1.1% | 2.4% | +0.1 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +11.5% | +17.3% | 2.5% | 5.3% | −6.5 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +11.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +22.4% | +11.0% | 8.5% | 5.8% | −15.6 pts | −0.8 pts |
| SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Roundhill |
| 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% | 9.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.0% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.5% | +11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.1 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 553 days | 212 days |
| Net assets | $17m | $2m |
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.
TPAY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SPUT or TPAY?
- SPUT charges 0.79% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, SPUT against TPAY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sput-vs-tpay Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.