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FEPI vs XDTE
REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 20.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.2% | 27.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.5% | −11.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.8 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1059 days | 911 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 25.1%, paid weekly.
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XDTE paid 27.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 20.0%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 27.3%, so XDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.8% and XDTE returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or XDTE?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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