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

XRMI and XSPI both write options for income.

Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

12.1%XRMI cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+10.3%XRMI total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
XRMI6.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% of it arrived as cash6.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% cash6.3 pts 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, XRMI and XSPI hold 96% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions XRMI and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingXRMIXSPI
NVIDIA CORP8.27%8.50%
APPLE INC7.54%7.83%
MICROSOFT CORP5.63%5.80%
AMAZON.COM INC3.82%3.94%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.15%3.24%
BROADCOM INC2.61%2.65%
ALPHABET INC-CL C2.50%2.57%
META PLATFORMS INC2.26%2.25%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC1.76%1.75%
TESLA INC1.58%1.59%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.44%1.47%
ELI LILLY & CO1.42%1.42%
Only in each
Only in XRMIOnly in XSPI
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47%
CASH 1.11%SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39%
SPX US 10/16/26 P7250 0.28%Brown-Forman Corp 0.01%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP- A 0.12%Builders FirstSource Inc 0.01%
ILLUMINA INC 0.06%Molson Coors Beverage Co 0.01%
EVERPURE INC 0.05%Trade Desk Inc/The 0.01%
XSP US 10/16/26 P725 0.01%TPG Inc 0.00%
BROWN-FORMAN CORP-CLASS B 0.00%SPX US 10/16/26 C7870 -0.12%

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

XRMI and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
XRMIXSPIXRMIXSPIXRMIXSPI
3 months+3.5%+3.7%3.0%4.2%+1.2 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+8.9%+20.0%6.3%9.2%−9.1 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+10.3%not published12.1%not published−6.3 ptsnot published
3 years+27.2%not published33.3%not published−51.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+17.0%+11.6%43.8%11.1%−66.1 pts+0.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
XRMI and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XRMI
Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.3%17.1%
Expense ratio0.60%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year12.1%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−2.4%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+10.3%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−6.3 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate95%99%
Age1849 days227 days
Net assets$60m$113m

XRMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XRMI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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, XRMI or XSPI?
XRMI charges 0.60% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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XRMI 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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