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

XDTE and XSPI both write options for income.

Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% as cash1 pt 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, XDTE and XSPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in XDTEOnly in XSPI
SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30%NVIDIA Corp 8.50%
SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62%Apple Inc 7.83%
Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23%Microsoft Corp 5.80%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84%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

XDTE and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
XDTEXSPIXDTEXSPIXDTEXSPI
3 months+2.5%+3.7%5.1%4.2%+0.3 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+14.9%+20.0%10.6%9.2%−3.1 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+15.6%not published26.5%not published−1.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+45.9%+11.6%59.5%11.1%−6.9 pts+0.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
XDTE and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerRoundhillNEOS
Strategy0DTE covered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.2%17.1%
Expense ratio0.97%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year26.5%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−13.4%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+15.6%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−1.0 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age925 days227 days
Net assets$336m$113m

XDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.

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, XDTE or XSPI?
XDTE charges 0.97% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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XDTE 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