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VOOY vs XPAY: which paid, and which earned it?

VOOY and XPAY both write options for income.

XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF.

0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
19.9%XPAY cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
+15.7%XPAY total return, 1 year
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY
XPAY0.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XPAY+15.7%19.9% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XPAY+15.7%19.9% as cash0.9 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

VOOY and XPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
VOOYXPAYVOOYXPAYVOOYXPAY
3 monthsnot published+2.0%not published5.0%not published−0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+17.8%not published11.1%not published−0.2 pts
1 yearnot published+15.7%not published19.9%not published−0.9 pts
Since launch−0.3%+34.7%0.0%37.5%0.0 pts−2.3 pts
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VOOY and XPAY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
XPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerXFUNDSRoundhill
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published20.8%
Expense rationot published0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)19.9%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−5.8%
Total return, 1 year−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)+15.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.2%+16.6%
Ahead or behind0.0 pts−0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age16 days687 days
Net assetsnot published$179m

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

XPAY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XPAY paid 19.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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VOOY against XPAY, 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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