AAPW vs XVAP: which paid, and which earned it?
AAPW and XVAP both write options for income. Roundhill AAPL WeeklyPay ETF and FT Vest AAPL & Target Income ETF.
1.6 pts ahead of AAPL
AAPW over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −0.6%, total +32.9%, AAPL +31.3%, +1.6 pts.
AAPL
+31.3%
AAPW
+32.9%
27.9% of it arrived as cash
1.6 pts ahead of AAPL
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.6 pts ahead of AAPL
AAPW over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −0.6%, total +32.9%, AAPL +31.3%, +1.6 pts.
AAPL
+31.3%
AAPW
+32.9%
27.9% as cash
1.6 pts ahead of AAPL
27.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AAPW over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −0.6%, total +32.9%, AAPL +31.3%, +1.6 pts.
1.3 pts ahead of AAPL
XVAP since launch: paid 3.3%, price +3.1%, total +6.4%, AAPL +5.1%, +1.3 pts.
AAPL
+5.1%
XVAP
+6.4%
1.3 pts ahead of AAPL
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.3 pts ahead of AAPL
XVAP since launch: paid 3.3%, price +3.1%, total +6.4%, AAPL +5.1%, +1.3 pts.
AAPL
+5.1%
XVAP
+6.4%
1.3 pts ahead of AAPL
3.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +32.9%. XVAP since launch: paid 3.3%, price +3.1%, total +6.4%, AAPL +5.1%, +1.3 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AAPW and XVAP hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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14% in common
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AAPW | XVAP | AAPW | XVAP | AAPW | XVAP |
| 3 months | +15.0% | not published | 7.4% | not published | +1.8 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +35.6% | not published | 16.2% | not published | +5.1 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +32.9% | not published | 27.9% | not published | +1.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch AAPW Feb 2025 · XVAP Aug 2026 | +34.7% | +6.4% | 39.0% | 3.3% | −2.2 pts | +1.3 pts |
AAPW and XVAP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
AAPW and XVAP on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AAPW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AAPW paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Apple (AAPL) returned +31.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.0%, paid weekly.
XVAP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVAP paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. Apple (AAPL) returned +5.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.3%, paid periodically.
Questions people ask
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- ETFIQ, AAPW against XVAP, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aapw-vs-xvap
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