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SPYI vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year WDTE paid 28.0% of its price in cash against SPYI’s 13.1% and the two finished level on total return.

NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF and Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

13.1%SPYI cash paid, 1 year
28.0%WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+15.3%SPYI total return, 1 year
+15.8%WDTE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPYI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

SPYI 62.5WDTE 413.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

SPYI1.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% as cash1.2 pts behind SPY
WDTE0.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%WDTE+15.8%28.0% as cash0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in SPYIOnly in WDTE
NVIDIA Corp 8.28%Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83%
Apple Inc 7.52%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 6.61%
Microsoft Corp 5.62%Cash & Other 0.69%
Amazon.com Inc 3.82%Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24%
Broadcom Inc 2.59%
Alphabet Inc 2.50%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.22%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SPYI and WDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SPYIWDTESPYIWDTESPYIWDTE
3 months+3.1%+3.2%3.0%7.4%+0.9 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+14.4%+17.3%6.5%15.7%−3.6 pts−0.7 pts
1 year+15.3%+15.8%13.1%28.0%−1.2 pts−0.8 pts
3 years+57.2%+49.2%38.6%77.8%−21.2 pts−29.2 pts
Since launch+77.1%+49.2%50.3%77.8%−25.3 pts−29.2 pts
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SPYI and WDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SPYI
NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
WDTE
Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerNEOSDefiance
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized12.1%29.9%
Expense ratio0.68%1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year13.1%28.0%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%−14.8%
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+15.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−1.2 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate93%38%
Age1480 days1095 days
Net assets$12.2bn$71m

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).

WDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WDTE paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% 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 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Sep 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, SPYI or WDTE?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 28.0%, so WDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SPYI or WDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, SPYI returned +15.3% and WDTE returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so WDTE returned more.
Which is cheaper, SPYI or WDTE?
SPYI charges 0.68% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so SPYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SPYI against WDTE, 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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