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CVRD vs XIJN: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year CVRD paid 7.4% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, though XIJN returned more with it reinvested.

Madison Covered Call ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

7.4%CVRD cash paid, 1 year
6.9%XIJN cash paid, 1 year
+5.6%CVRD total return, 1 year
+6.2%XIJN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XIJN scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

CVRD 35.5XIJN 39.63.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 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

CVRD11 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%7.4% of it arrived as cash11 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%11 pts behind SPY
XIJN10.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%6.9% of it arrived as cash10.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%10.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in CVRDOnly in XIJN
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84%2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.51%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58%2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.76%
Danaher Corp 4.32%US Dollar 0.76%
Amazon.com Inc 4.06%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.56%
Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.56%
Microsoft Corp 3.88%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.55%
Visa Inc 3.68%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.55%
Broadcom Inc 3.57%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.55%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CVRD and XIJN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CVRDXIJNCVRDXIJNCVRDXIJN
3 months+4.0%+1.8%1.7%1.1%+1.7 pts−0.4 pts
6 months+5.7%+4.0%3.3%3.5%−12.3 pts−14.0 pts
1 year+5.6%+6.2%7.4%6.9%−11.0 pts−10.3 pts
3 years+19.5%not published25.9%not published−58.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+21.1%+16.6%26.3%14.7%−59.8 pts−27.4 pts
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CVRD and XIJN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CVRD
Madison Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly
XIJN
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerMadisonFirst Trust
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.5%6.7%
Expense ratio0.92%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year7.4%6.9%
Price change, 1 year−2.2%−0.9%
Total return, 1 year+5.6%+6.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−11.0 pts−10.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1123 days816 days
Net assets$32m$53m

CVRD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.

XIJN in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or XIJN?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so CVRD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or XIJN?
With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and XIJN returned +6.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XIJN returned more.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or XIJN?
CVRD charges 0.92% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CVRD against XIJN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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