Which is cheaper, DDDD or XIDE?

DDDD charges 1.01% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DDDD vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

DDDD and XIDE both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $20m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

DDDD on its own →XIDE on its own →

At a glance

3.4%

DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+17.1%

DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD

+17.1%

SCHD

+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIDE costs 0.16 points a year less; XIDE is 2.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DDDD	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	DDDD	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.6%
Price change	rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)	rose 0.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DDDD	XIDE
Benchmark	US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	DDDD	XIDE
Expense ratio	1.01%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.8m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	DDDD	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DDDD

Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%

Procter & Gamble Co 4.37%

Home Depot Inc 4.29%

Coca-Cola Co 4.18%

Amgen Inc 4.16%

Abbott Laboratories 4.02%

Chevron Corp 3.94%

QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%

Only in XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call buffer with income

Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 6.2%

Expense ratio 1.01% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 6.3%

Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 61%

Age 237 days 2.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.8m $20m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DDDD vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DDDD	XIDE	DDDD	XIDE	DDDD	XIDE
3 months	+7.5%	+1.3%	1.6%	1.5%	−1.0 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+13.6%	+3.1%	3.3%	3.1%	−2.6 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	–	+6.6%	–	6.3%	–	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · XIDE Dec 2023	+17.1%	+20.7%	3.4%	18.4%	−3.3 pts	−47.4 pts

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About each fund

DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or XIDE?: DDDD charges 1.01% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

US dividend stocks (SCHD) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DDDD on its own →XIDE on its own →DDDD dividend history →DDDD holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DDDD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DDDD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DDDD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for DDDD ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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