Data as of .
AIPI vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year AIPI paid 31.3% of its price in cash against XDTE’s 26.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AIPI | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 11.93% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 67.54% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8.40% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 25.09% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.23% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.36% |
| Astera Labs, Inc 7.20% | |
| DATADOG, INC. 6.65% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.15% | |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.95% | |
| IONQ Inc 3.62% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPI | XDTE | AIPI | XDTE | AIPI | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +8.2% | +3.9% | 8.5% | 5.1% | +8.2 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +21.7% | +13.4% | 16.8% | 10.5% | −10.6 pts | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | +23.7% | +16.6% | 31.3% | 26.9% | −12.0 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Since launch | +54.8% | +45.7% | 63.7% | 59.3% | −36.0 pts | −7.2 pts |
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on AIQ, paying weekly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 35.0% | 17.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.3% | 26.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −12.2% | −12.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.7% | +16.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +35.7% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 829 days | 918 days |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.7%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +35.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XDTE paid 26.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.6%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AIPI or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.9%, so AIPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +23.7% and XDTE returned +16.6% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so AIPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AIPI or XDTE?
- AIPI charges 0.65% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, AIPI against XDTE, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aipi-vs-xdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.