# Income ETFs measured against SPY

> Every option-income ETF on SPY: 60 funds on cash paid, total return with distributions reinvested and whether holders finished ahead, as of Oct 28, 2026.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026 .

## Income ETFs measured against SPY

Compare the option-income ETFs measured against SPY with it and with each other. 60 funds. Updated Oct 28, 2026. Over the last year 16 of the 50 with a full year finished ahead of SPY once the cash is counted in.

50 of the 60 income ETFs measured against SPY, how many beat their benchmark, as of Oct 28, 2026. The rest are in the table below: 10 have no data for this window yet.

| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Paid 1Y | Net assets | Net assets as of | Fee | Total return 1M | Total return 3M | Total return YTD | Total return 1Y | Total return 3Y | Total return since launch | Ahead or behind SPY 1Y | Return of capital, latest | Distribution Coverage Score |
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| CHPY | YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 47.1% | $1.3bn | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.03% | −7.3% | +11.2% | +57.8% | +58.6% | not available | +156.7% since Apr 2025 | +45.0 pts | 0.9% | 72.9 |
| LFGY | YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 35.7% | $68m | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.02% | −13.4% | −2.1% | −1.0% | −23.0% | not available | −9.0% since Jan 2025 | −36.6 pts | 100.0% | 10.7 |
| GPTY | YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 31.9% | $131m | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.06% | −3.4% | +13.3% | +27.1% | +16.9% | not available | +49.0% since Jan 2025 | +3.3 pts | 100.0% | 36.9 |
| CEPI | REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF | REX | 30.9% | $120m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.85% | −5.9% | +7.3% | +17.4% | +0.7% | not available | +18.3% since Dec 2024 | −12.9 pts | 100.0% | 19.8 |
| AIPI | REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | REX | 30.4% | $490m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.65% | +0.1% | +19.0% | +18.6% | +15.5% | not available | +58.9% since Jun 2024 | +1.9 pts | 100.0% | 36.3 |
| YSPY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETF | GraniteShares | 28.8% | $7.7m | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.15% | +1.3% | +5.2% | +8.1% | +8.1% | not available | +18.4% since Feb 2025 | −5.5 pts | 86.5% | 27.1 |
| EGGY | NestYield Dynamic Income ETF | Nest Egg | 28.3% | $158m | Aug 31, 2026 | 0.92% | −12.4% | +9.7% | +9.6% | −0.6% | not available | +26.1% since Dec 2024 | −14.2 pts | not published | 18.6 |
| WDTE | Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF | Defiance | 27.7% | $71m | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.03% | +1.2% | +6.0% | +14.7% | +15.2% | +57.8% | +51.7% | +1.6 pts | 100.0% | 40.5 |
| XDTE | Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | Roundhill | 25.5% | $322m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.97% | +1.3% | +5.7% | +12.7% | +13.6% | not available | +47.8% since Mar 2024 | 0.0 pts | 100.0% | 37.5 |
| GIAX | Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF | Nicholas | 23.6% | $102m | Jul 31, 2026 | 1.03% | −3.6% | +11.7% | +12.9% | +10.6% | not available | +30.9% since Jul 2024 | −3.0 pts | 0.0% | 33.2 |
| BLOX | Nicholas Crypto Income ETF | Nicholas | 22.2% | $285m | Jul 31, 2026 | 0.99% | −13.8% | +2.2% | −10.9% | −36.6% | not available | −2.6% since Jun 2025 | −50.2 pts | 0.0% | 4 |
| IVVW | iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF | iShares | 17.5% | $352m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.25% | +1.0% | +6.7% | +11.9% | +14.9% | not available | +41.0% since Mar 2024 | +1.3 pts | 49.0% | 48.2 |
| DRKY | VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF | VistaShares | 15.4% | $22m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.95% | −3.4% | +14.1% | +10.9% | +21.1% | not available | +23.7% since Oct 2025 | +7.5 pts | 100.0% | 75.3 |
| SOXY | YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 15.4% | $66m | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.06% | −7.6% | +11.2% | +60.5% | +59.4% | not available | +117.0% since Dec 2024 | +45.8 pts | 94.8% | 96.6 |
| OMAH | VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF | VistaShares | 14.6% | $1.1bn | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.98% | +3.3% | −1.6% | +9.0% | +9.8% | not available | +16.3% since Mar 2025 | −3.8 pts | 100.0% | 43 |
| QUSA | VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF | VistaShares | 14.1% | $21m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.97% | −4.2% | −1.8% | +4.5% | +1.4% | not available | +1.2% since May 2025 | −12.2 pts | 100.0% | 22.9 |
| CAIE | Calamos Autocallable Income ETF | Calamos | 14.0% | $1.2bn | Jul 31, 2026 | 0.74% | +1.0% | +5.1% | +11.1% | +12.2% | not available | +28.0% since Jun 2025 | −1.4 pts | 100.0% | 49.7 |
| XYLG | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF | Global X | 12.5% | $72m | Oct 12, 2026 | 0.35% | +1.0% | +5.6% | +13.1% | +14.6% | +73.8% | +116.9% | +1.0 pts | 80.2% | 70.4 |
| WEEL | Peerless Option Income Wheel ETF | Peerless | 12.5% | $39m | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.99% | −0.4% | +3.2% | +8.6% | +11.0% | not available | +32.1% since May 2024 | −2.6 pts | not published | 50.3 |
| BIGY | YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF | YieldMax | 12.0% | $32m | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.09% | +0.2% | +4.9% | +8.6% | +8.3% | not available | +29.7% since Nov 2024 | −5.3 pts | 0.0% | 44.2 |
| WTPI | WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund | WisdomTree | 12.0% | $479m | May 31, 2026 | 0.44% | +1.2% | +5.4% | +8.9% | +10.8% | +58.8% | +140.5% | −2.8 pts | not published | 52.7 |
| SPYI | NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS | 11.9% | $12.7bn | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.68% | +1.0% | +6.4% | +12.3% | +13.6% | +70.2% | +79.8% | 0.0 pts | 99.0% | 69.2 |
| XRMI | Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF | Global X | 11.9% | $62m | Oct 12, 2026 | 0.60% | +0.3% | +3.1% | +6.2% | +8.6% | +33.7% | +17.6% | −5.0 pts | 95.4% | 44.8 |
| PBP | Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF | Invesco | 11.7% | $393m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.29% | +0.9% | +5.2% | +11.7% | +16.0% | +54.5% | +172.6% | +2.4 pts | 94.7% | 74.7 |
| ACEI | Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF | Innovator | 11.0% | $56m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +1.1% | +10.7% | +6.1% | +5.4% | not available | +7.0% since Sep 2025 | −8.2 pts | 75.0% | 35.7 |
| XYLD | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | Global X | 10.6% | $3.4bn | Oct 12, 2026 | 0.60% | +0.9% | +5.0% | +11.7% | +15.8% | +53.3% | +195.1% | +2.2 pts | 92.6% | 77.7 |
| OEI | Optimized Equity Income ETF | Core Alternative | 9.1% | $46m | Jul 31, 2026 | 1.02% | +0.4% | +5.5% | +9.9% | +11.0% | not available | +14.4% since Oct 2025 | −2.6 pts | not published | 71.6 |
| FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | First Trust | 8.8% | $2.6bn | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.75% | +0.4% | +4.0% | +7.7% | +7.9% | +57.0% | +157.6% | −5.7 pts | 92.9% | 51.8 |
| KHPI | Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF | Kensington | 8.8% | $401m | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.98% | +1.5% | +4.0% | +9.4% | +8.9% | not available | +26.8% since Sep 2024 | −4.7 pts | not published | 58.8 |
| SEPI | Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF | Shelton | 8.7% | $152m | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.54% | −0.5% | +7.0% | +16.4% | +18.0% | not available | +25.2% since Sep 2025 | +4.4 pts | 98.7% | 90.5 |
| NBOS | Neuberger Option Strategy ETF | Neuberger Berman | 8.6% | $532m | Aug 31, 2026 | 0.57% | +1.4% | +5.5% | +12.6% | +14.7% | not available | +40.2% since Jan 2024 | +1.1 pts | not published | 84.1 |
| GPIX | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | Goldman Sachs | 8.6% | $6.5bn | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.29% | +1.1% | +5.9% | +14.3% | +14.7% | +84.6% | +83.5% | +1.1 pts | not published | 84.1 |
| SCLZ | Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Swan | 8.4% | $20m | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.5% | +7.2% | +11.0% | +11.2% | not available | +38.0% since Feb 2024 | −2.4 pts | not published | 74.1 |
| BALI | iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF | iShares | 8.3% | $1.6bn | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.35% | +1.3% | +5.9% | +16.5% | +17.6% | +85.1% | +78.9% | +4.0 pts | 0.0% | 92.4 |
| JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | JPMorgan | 8.0% | $46.1bn | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.35% | +2.3% | +2.9% | +6.6% | +8.7% | +41.5% | +98.0% | −4.9 pts | not published | 67.4 |
| DIVO | Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Amplify | 6.6% | $8.1bn | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.56% | +2.3% | +4.2% | +11.7% | +12.7% | +66.6% | +224.0% | −0.9 pts | 68.0% | 87.5 |
| OCTH | Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October | Innovator | 6.4% | $16m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.6% | +1.3% | +5.2% | +6.5% | +24.3% | +23.6% | −7.1 pts | 51.0% | 60.1 |
| APRH | Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April | Innovator | 6.4% | $25m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.4% | +1.5% | +6.7% | +6.5% | +23.7% | +29.1% | −7.1 pts | 65.0% | 60.1 |
| JANH | Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January | Innovator | 6.2% | $12m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.4% | +1.8% | +5.8% | +6.4% | not available | +20.5% since Jan 2024 | −7.2 pts | 50.0% | 63.7 |
| APRJ | Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April | Innovator | 6.2% | $27m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.6% | +1.4% | +5.2% | +6.1% | +19.9% | +24.4% | −7.5 pts | 53.0% | 56.4 |
| BUYW | Main BuyWrite ETF | Main | 6.1% | $1.3bn | Jul 31, 2026 | 0.99% | +1.1% | +2.1% | +6.9% | +8.7% | +32.2% | +46.5% | −4.9 pts | not published | 75.9 |
| ISPY | ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | ProShares | 5.7% | $1.2bn | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.55% | +1.1% | +4.8% | +10.9% | +10.1% | not available | +54.8% since Dec 2023 | −3.5 pts | 81.0% | 85.7 |
| JULJ | Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July | Innovator | 5.6% | $14m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.4% | +2.1% | +4.0% | +5.0% | +20.0% | +21.1% | −8.6 pts | 39.0% | 50.9 |
| OCTJ | Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October | Innovator | 5.3% | $15m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.3% | +0.9% | +3.9% | +5.0% | +19.5% | +19.2% | −8.6 pts | 36.0% | 55.2 |
| JANJ | Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January | Innovator | 5.0% | $14m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.4% | +1.4% | +4.4% | +5.1% | not available | +16.5% since Jan 2024 | −8.5 pts | 46.0% | 61.3 |
| SPIN | State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF | State Street | 4.9% | $46m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.25% | +0.4% | +6.6% | +7.7% | +8.6% | not available | +30.4% since Sep 2024 | −5.0 pts | 70.0% | 85.1 |
| SPUT | Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF | Innovator | 4.9% | $17m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.7% | +4.4% | +9.3% | +10.3% | not available | +23.7% since Mar 2025 | −3.3 pts | 50.0% | 91.8 |
| JULH | Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July | Innovator | 4.8% | $17m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.79% | +0.5% | +2.5% | +4.9% | +4.4% | +23.6% | +23.5% | −9.2 pts | 51.0% | 53.4 |
| DUBS | Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF | Aptus | 2.3% | $398m | Jul 31, 2026 | 0.40% | +1.0% | +7.0% | +17.0% | +17.1% | +96.5% | +87.3% | +3.5 pts | 71.0% | 97.9 |
| JOYT | JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF | JPMorgan | 0.8% | $116m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.35% | +1.2% | +5.7% | +11.0% | +14.3% | not available | +21.6% since Aug 2025 | +0.7 pts | not published | 99.1 |
| CAGE | Calamos Autocallable Growth ETF | Calamos | not published | $106m | Jul 31, 2026 | 0.74% | +2.0% | +10.4% | not available | not available | not available | +17.4% since Apr 2026 | not available | not published | |
| GEEQ | Guggenheim Enhanced Equity Income ETF | Guggenheim | not published | not read by ETFIQ | not available | 0.35% | +6.7% | not available | not available | not available | not available | +1.5% since Aug 2026 | not available | 46.5% | |
| ROCY | JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF | JPMorgan | not published | $877m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.35% | +1.0% | +5.2% | not available | not available | not available | +15.2% since Mar 2026 | not available | not published | |
| NLSI | NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF | NEOS | not published | $5.3m | Oct 27, 2026 | 2.89% | +3.9% | +11.8% | +19.7% | not available | not available | +22.0% since Dec 2025 | not available | 97.0% | |
| XSPI | NEOS Boosted S&P 500 High Income ETF | NEOS | not published | $140m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.98% | +1.4% | +9.0% | not available | not available | not available | +13.9% since Feb 2026 | not available | 98.0% | |
| ACBE | Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF | Pacer | not published | $3.8m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.60% | +1.0% | not available | not available | not available | not available | +2.1% since Sep 2026 | not available | not published | |
| ACBH | Pacer Metaurus High Income Autocallable ETF | Pacer | not published | $3.8m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.60% | +1.5% | not available | not available | not available | not available | +3.1% since Sep 2026 | not available | not published | |
| ACSP | ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF | ProShares | not published | $59m | Oct 28, 2026 | 0.72% | −0.6% | not available | not available | not available | not available | −3.9% since Aug 2026 | not available | 95.0% | |
| TPRY | VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF | VistaShares | not published | $3.5m | Oct 27, 2026 | 0.95% | −4.3% | +5.1% | not available | not available | not available | −1.4% since Feb 2026 | not available | 19.1% | |
| MINY | YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | not published | $5.8m | Oct 27, 2026 | 1.01% | −4.4% | +3.0% | not available | not available | not available | −19.7% since Feb 2026 | not available | 100.0% | |

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