SPYI's marketed 12% yield is 95% return of capital year to date, meaning investors largely receive their own principal back, not earned income. SPY beat SPYI by 3 points year to date, and JEPI offers ...
A 64-year-old retiree with $200,000 parked in SPYI is told to expect roughly $24,000 a year at the headline yield. The cash arrives every month, but the tax form at year-end tells a different story.