Data as of .
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.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XIJN scores higher
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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
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 CVRD | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | XIJN | CVRD | XIJN | CVRD | XIJN | |
| 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 published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +16.6% | 26.3% | 14.7% | −59.8 pts | −27.4 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 816 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, CVRD against XIJN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-xijn Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.