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SPUT vs XVSP: which paid, and which earned it?

SPUT and XVSP both write options for income.

Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

5.2%SPUT cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+11.5%SPUT total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP total return, 1 year
SPUT5.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPUT+11.5%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPUT+11.5%5.1 pts behind SPY
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPUT and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in SPUTOnly in XVSP
TREASURY BILL 49.24%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
NVIDIA Corp 3.85%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
Apple Inc 3.22%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
Microsoft Corp 2.47%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
Amazon.com Inc 2.09%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
Alphabet Inc 1.84%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
Broadcom Inc 1.60%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
Alphabet Inc 1.59%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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

SPUT and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SPUTXVSPSPUTXVSPSPUTXVSP
3 months+2.4%not published1.1%not published+0.1 ptsnot published
6 months+11.5%not published2.5%not published−6.5 ptsnot published
1 year+11.5%not published5.2%not published−5.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+22.4%+9.2%8.5%0.0%−15.6 pts+9.6 pts
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SPUT and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPUT
Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerInnovatorFirst Trust
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized4.7%not published
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.2%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+6.0%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+11.5%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−5.1 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age553 days23 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.

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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SPUT against XVSP, 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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