Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
XRMI vs XSPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
XRMI and XSPI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF, and $140m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF.
6.1 pts behind SPY
XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
XRMI
+8.7%
11.9% of it arrived as cash
6.1 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.1 pts behind SPY
XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
XRMI
+8.7%
11.9% cash
6.1 pts behind SPY
11.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.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
XRMI costs 0.38 points a year less; XSPI is 2.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | XRMI | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% | not published |
| Price change | fell 3.8% (1 year) | fell 2.3% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 98% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $62m | $129m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 93% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, XRMI and XSPI hold 93% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
93% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | XRMI | XSPI | XRMI | XSPI | XRMI | XSPI |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +1.1% | 2.9% | 4.2% | +1.8 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.4% | +7.0% | 6.0% | 8.5% | +0.4 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 1 year | +8.7% | – | 11.9% | – | −6.1 pts | – |
| 3 years | +30.8% | – | 35.1% | – | −52.2 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: XRMI Aug 2021 · XSPI Feb 2026 | +17.6% | +12.4% | 45.0% | 13.9% | −66.7 pts | +0.3 pts |
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XRMI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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