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DIPS vs XVNV: which paid, and which earned it?

DIPS and XVNV both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and FT Vest NVDA & Target Income ETF.

35.2%DIPS cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVNV cash paid, 1 year
−16.6%DIPS total return, 1 year
+2.1%XVNV total return, 1 year
DIPS43.1 pts behind NVDA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
NVDA+26.4%DIPS−16.6%43.1 pts behind NVDATotal return, distributions reinvestedNVDA+26.4%DIPS−16.6%43.1 pts behind NVDA
XVNVAbout even with NVDA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
NVDA+2.3%XVNV+2.1%about even with NVDATotal return, distributions reinvestedNVDA+2.3%XVNV+2.1%about even with NVDA

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in DIPSOnly in XVNV
TREASURY BILL 40.06%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 292.81%
TREASURY BILL 22.09%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 106.84%
TREASURY BILL 13.83%NVIDIA Corporation 50.24%
TREASURY BILL 12.09%US Dollar 3.33%
TREASURY BILL 11.93%2026-10-23 NVIDIA Corporation C 1,806.75 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
2026-09-25 NVIDIA Corporation C 220 -0.44%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DIPS and XVNV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DIPSXVNVDIPSXVNVDIPSXVNV
3 months−7.9%not published9.3%not published−13.5 ptsnot published
6 months−21.1%not published16.4%not published−50.1 ptsnot published
1 year−16.6%not published35.2%not published−43.1 ptsnot published
Since launch−55.1%+2.1%45.4%0.0%−150.1 pts−0.2 pts
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DIPS and XVNV on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIPS
YieldMax(R) Short NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF
Short single-stock option income on NVDA, paying weekly
XVNV
FT Vest NVDA & Target Income ETF
Option income on NVDA
IssuerYieldMaxFirst Trust
Strategyshort single-stock option incomeoption income
BenchmarkNVIDIA (NVDA)NVIDIA (NVDA)
Paysweeklynot established
Payout rate, annualized40.7%not published
Expense ratio1.05%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year35.2%0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−47.3%+2.1%
Total return, 1 year−16.6%+2.1% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+26.4%+2.3%
Ahead or behind−43.1 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate95%not published
Age786 days30 days
Net assets$12m$2m

DIPS in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIPS paid 35.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 47.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −16.6%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 43.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XVNV in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVNV paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +2.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DIPS or XVNV?
DIPS charges 1.05% a year and XVNV charges 0.85%, so XVNV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DIPS against XVNV, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, DIPS against XVNV, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dips-vs-xvnv Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources