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TPAY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?

TPAY and XSPI both write options for income.

Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

5.8%TPAY cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+11.0%TPAY total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
TPAY0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%0.8 pts behind SPY
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% as cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in TPAYOnly in XSPI
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75%NVIDIA Corp 8.50%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20%Apple Inc 7.83%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05%Microsoft Corp 5.80%
Amazon.com Inc 3.94%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%
Broadcom Inc 2.65%
Alphabet Inc 2.57%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.25%

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

TPAY and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TPAYXSPITPAYXSPITPAYXSPI
3 months+1.5%+3.7%2.4%4.2%−0.8 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+17.3%+20.0%5.3%9.2%−0.7 pts+1.9 pts
Since launch+11.0%+11.6%5.8%11.1%−0.8 pts+0.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
TPAY and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerRoundhillNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.5%17.1%
Expense ratio0.49%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.8%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age212 days227 days
Net assets$2m$113m

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.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TPAY or XSPI?
TPAY charges 0.49% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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TPAY against XSPI, 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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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources