Which paid more, SPYI or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, SPYI returned +14.0% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SPYI or YYY?

SPYI charges 0.68% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so SPYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SPYI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against SPYI’s 12.1%, though SPYI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $12.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

12.1%

SPYI cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+14.0%

SPYI total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

SPYI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts behind SPY

SPYI

+14.0%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts behind SPY

SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPYI

+14.0%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts behind SPY

SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPYI

+14.0%

12.1% as cash

0.8 pts behind SPY

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPYI costs 2.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.1 points; SPYI is 18.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPYI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SPYI	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	SPYI	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+14.0%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 1.1%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SPYI	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	SPYI	YYY
Expense ratio	0.68%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$12.7bn	$671m
Holdings
Measure	SPYI	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Sep 9, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026 · 216 weekly returns

SPYI YYY

Return

Total return edge SPYI +73.6% +35.1%

Annualized edge SPYI +14.2% +7.5%

Price return edge SPYI +5.0% −19.4%

Risk

Volatility edge YYY (slight) 11.8% 11.5%

Max drawdown edge YYY −14.8% −10.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SPYI 0.80 0.29

Sortino edge SPYI 1.17 0.41

Calmar edge SPYI 0.96 0.70

Reading

From Sep 2022 to Oct 2026, SPYI returned more: +73.6% to +35.1%. YYY swung slightly less: 11.5% to 11.8%. YYY fell less at its worst: −10.8% to −14.8%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: SPYI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SPYI	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+73.6%	+35.1%	SPYI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+14.2%	+7.5%	SPYI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+5.0%	−19.4%	SPYI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	11.8%	11.5%	YYY (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	8.1%	8.2%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−14.8%	−10.8%	YYY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.80	0.29	SPYI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.17	0.41	SPYI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.96	0.70	SPYI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 216 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPYI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPYI YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SPYI

NVIDIA Corp 7.67%

Apple Inc 7.40%

Microsoft Corp 5.90%

Amazon.com Inc 3.76%

Alphabet Inc 2.49%

Broadcom Inc 2.41%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.07%

Alphabet Inc 2.02%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

SPYI NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer NEOS Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.5% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.68% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year +1.1% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.0% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −0.8 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 18%

Age 4.2 years 14.4 years

Net assets, SPYI as of Oct 28, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $12.7bn $674m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: SPYI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SPYI	YYY	SPYI	YYY	SPYI	YYY
3 months	+1.1%	−4.9%	2.9%	3.2%	+1.3 pts	not measured
6 months	+5.8%	−4.1%	6.0%	6.2%	+0.7 pts	not measured
1 year	+14.0%	+1.9%	12.1%	12.4%	−0.8 pts	not measured
3 years	+62.0%	+35.2%	39.3%	38.6%	−20.9 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: SPYI Aug 2022 · YYY Jun 2012	+78.5%	+114.4%	51.3%	113.6%	−25.2 pts	not measured

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SPYI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SPYI or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, SPYI returned +14.0% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SPYI or YYY?: SPYI charges 0.68% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so SPYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SPYI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPYI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for SPYI ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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