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INVESTING TOOL

Income-Enhanced ETF vs Underlying Simulator

RSPA and FYEE pay 7-9% yields by writing options on the same stocks RSP and FELC hold without an income overlay. This tool runs the full math: distribution yield, NAV drag, taxes, expense ratios, and shows which one actually leaves you with more after-tax wealth.

Not financial advice. Distribution yields and call-premium drag are based on recent historical behavior. Future results vary with market conditions, volatility, and fund manager decisions.

Read the full breakdown: RSPA vs RSP and FYEE vs FELC →

Pick a Pair

RSPA INCOME ENHANCED

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage

Equal-weight S&P 500 + ELN income overlay. ~9% monthly yield. ER 0.29%.

RSP PURE PLAY

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Same equal-weight S&P 500 holdings, no options overlay. ~1.5% dividend yield. ER 0.20%.

Your Inputs

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-4% (bear)16% (bull)
0% (IRA / Roth)40% (top bracket)
Reinvest distributions (after tax)
Distributions buy more shares each year. Off = you spend the income.
RSPA income enhanced

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CUMULATIVE INCOME (AFTER TAX)

TOTAL WEALTH

CAGR (TOTAL)

YR-1 MONTHLY INCOME

RSP pure play

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CUMULATIVE DIVIDENDS (AFTER TAX)

TOTAL WEALTH

CAGR (TOTAL)

YR-1 MONTHLY DIV

BOTTOM LINE

Set your parameters to see the verdict.

Year-by-Year

YR RSPA NAV RSPA INCOME RSP NAV RSP DIV

How the math works

Income-enhanced ETFs like RSPA and FYEE write options (or hold equity-linked notes) against their underlying portfolio. The premiums fund the high distribution yield. The cost: the underlying portfolio can't fully participate in big up moves, because the options cap the upside.

We model this as a "call-premium drag" on total return: roughly 1.5% per year for RSPA and 1.0% for FYEE based on the call-writing intensity each fund uses. We also account for the higher expense ratio on the income version, and the fact that ELN and call-premium distributions are taxed at your full ordinary income rate. The pure-play ETF's dividends are taxed as qualified dividends at 15% for most filers.

Set the marginal tax rate to 0% to model the same comparison inside an IRA or Roth IRA, where neither the income distributions nor qualified dividends face current tax.