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

VOOY and XSPI both write options for income.

XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI 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
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

Performance, window by window

VOOY and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
VOOYXSPIVOOYXSPIVOOYXSPI
3 monthsnot published+3.7%not published4.2%not published+1.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+20.0%not published9.2%not published+1.9 pts
Since launch−0.3%+11.6%0.0%11.1%0.0 pts+0.2 pts
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VOOY and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerXFUNDSNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published17.1%
Expense rationot published0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.2%+11.3%
Ahead or behind0.0 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age16 days227 days
Net assetsnot published$113m

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.

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).

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Where these figures came from

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VOOY 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, VOOY against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/vooy-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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