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

Over the year SPYI paid 13.1% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 6.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

13.1%SPYI cash paid, 1 year
6.7%XIMR cash paid, 1 year
+15.3%SPYI total return, 1 year
+7.5%XIMR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPYI scores higher

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

SPYI 62.5XIMR 48.93.8, 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
XIMR9.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%6.7% of it arrived as cash9.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%9.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in SPYIOnly in XIMR
NVIDIA Corp 8.28%2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.57%
Apple Inc 7.52%2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.15%
Microsoft Corp 5.62%US Dollar 0.78%
Amazon.com Inc 3.82%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.60%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60%
Broadcom Inc 2.59%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.59%
Alphabet Inc 2.50%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.59%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.22%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.59%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SPYI and XIMR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SPYIXIMRSPYIXIMRSPYIXIMR
3 months+3.1%+1.5%3.0%1.8%+0.9 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+14.4%+5.0%6.5%3.1%−3.6 pts−13.1 pts
1 year+15.3%+7.5%13.1%6.7%−1.2 pts−9.1 pts
3 years+57.2%not published38.6%not published−21.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+77.1%+19.2%50.3%16.2%−25.3 pts−32.9 pts
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SPYI and XIMR 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
XIMR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerNEOSFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.1%7.3%
Expense ratio0.68%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year13.1%6.7%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%+0.5%
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+7.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−1.2 pts−9.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate93%not published
Age1480 days913 days
Net assets$12.2bn$27m

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).

XIMR in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SPYI or XIMR?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 6.7%, 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, SPYI or XIMR?
With every distribution reinvested, SPYI returned +15.3% and XIMR returned +7.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPYI returned more.
Which is cheaper, SPYI or XIMR?
SPYI charges 0.68% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, 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 XIMR, 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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