Which is cheaper, DDDD or XISE?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DDDD vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

DDDD and XISE 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 $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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At a glance

3.4%

DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+17.1%

DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

+7.0%

XISE 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.

XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE

+7.0%

VOO

+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

XISE costs 0.16 points a year less; XISE is 4.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DDDD	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	DDDD	XISE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+7.0%
Price change	rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)	rose 0.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment	0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DDDD	XISE
Benchmark	US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	DDDD	XISE
Expense ratio	1.01%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.8m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	DDDD	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and XISE 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%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD XISE

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 XISE

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%

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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · 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% 6.8%

Expense ratio 1.01% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 6.1%

Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +7.0%

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

Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 0%

Age 237 days 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.8m $33m

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 XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DDDD	XISE	DDDD	XISE	DDDD	XISE
3 months	+7.5%	+1.4%	1.6%	1.6%	−1.0 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+13.6%	+2.9%	3.3%	3.1%	−2.6 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	–	+7.0%	–	6.1%	–	−7.8 pts
3 years	–	+21.3%	–	19.1%	–	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · XISE Sep 2023	+17.1%	+22.3%	3.4%	19.7%	−3.3 pts	−57.3 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.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or XISE?: DDDD charges 1.01% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so XISE 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 →XISE on its own →DDDD dividend history →DDDD holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE 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 ↗

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

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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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