Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TSPY vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF, and $140m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF.

At a glance
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
13.9%
XSPI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+13.3%
TSPY total return, 1 year
+12.4%
XSPI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XSPI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
XSPI
+12.4%
SPY
+12.1%

About even with SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

XSPI

+12.4%

13.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

XSPI

+12.4%

13.9% as cash

about even with SPY

13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSPI since launch: paid 13.9%, price −2.3%, total +12.4%, SPY +12.1%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSPY costs 0.30 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TSPY vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSPYXSPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.3%not published
Price changefell 1.6% (1 year)fell 2.3% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 4, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.68%0.98%
Net assets, TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 and XSPI as of Oct 28, 2026$311m$140m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returns
TSPY XSPI
Return
Total return edge XSPI +10.0% +12.2%
Price return edge XSPI +0.2% +0.3%
Risk
Max drawdown edge TSPY −8.1% −10.3%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, XSPI returned more: +12.2% to +10.0%. TSPY fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −10.3%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: TSPY vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTSPYXSPIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+10.0%+12.2%XSPIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+0.2%+0.3%XSPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−8.1%−10.3%TSPYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 37 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TSPY and XSPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TSPY XSPI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%
Only in XSPI
NVIDIA Corp 8.10%
Apple Inc 7.92%
Microsoft Corp 6.26%
Amazon.com Inc 3.98%
Alphabet Inc 2.66%
Broadcom Inc 2.52%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.14%
Alphabet Inc 2.12%
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Side by side

TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 14.3% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 13.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −1.6% −2.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +13.3% +12.4% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.1% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −1.5 pts +0.3 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 98%
Age 2.2 years 274 days
Net assets, TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 and XSPI as of Oct 28, 2026 $311m $140m

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: TSPY vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTSPYXSPITSPYXSPITSPYXSPI
3 months+0.7%+1.1%3.5%4.2%+0.8 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+5.2%+7.0%7.0%8.5%+0.2 pts+2.0 pts
1 year+13.3%–14.0%–−1.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: TSPY Aug 2024 · XSPI Feb 2026+38.7%+12.4%31.2%13.9%−3.7 pts+0.3 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for XSPI; the two funds' holdings are dated 126 days apart.

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About each fund
TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XSPI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSPI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TSPY or XSPI?
TSPY charges 0.68% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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