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TPRY vs TSPY: which paid, and which earned it?

TPRY and TSPY both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF and TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
14.1%TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY total return, 1 year
+15.1%TSPY total return, 1 year
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%7.4% cash9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY
TSPY1.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%TSPY+15.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash1.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%TSPY+15.1%14.1% as cash1.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in TPRYOnly in TSPY
Micron Technology Inc 13.23%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
Amazon.com Inc 12.40%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Alphabet Inc 6.91%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.35%
Uber Technologies Inc 5.23%
Apple Inc 4.91%
Vistra Corp 4.57%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

TPRY and TSPY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TPRYTSPYTPRYTSPYTPRYTSPY
3 months−5.9%+2.3%3.5%3.5%−8.2 pts0.0 pts
6 months+11.9%+16.4%8.1%7.6%−6.1 pts−1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+15.1%not published14.1%not published−1.5 pts
Since launch+2.1%+37.3%7.4%28.7%−9.3 pts−4.0 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
TPRY and TSPY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
TSPY
TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesTappAlpha
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.3%14.0%
Expense ratio0.95%0.77%
Cash paid, 1 year7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)14.1%
Price change, 1 year−5.4%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)+15.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+11.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−9.3 pts−1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age204 days764 days
Net assets$4m$311m

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

TSPY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TSPY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TPRY or TSPY?
TPRY charges 0.95% a year and TSPY charges 0.77%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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TPRY against TSPY, 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