Which paid more, DRKY or XISE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or XISE?

With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DRKY or XISE?

DRKY charges 0.95% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so XISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DRKY vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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At a glance

15.2%

DRKY cash paid, 1 year

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+15.7%

DRKY total return, 1 year

+7.0%

XISE total return, 1 year

DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY

+15.7%

SPY

+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 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, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XISE costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points; XISE is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DRKY	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	DRKY	XISE
Total return, 1 year	+15.7%	+7.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.5%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DRKY	XISE
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	DRKY	XISE
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	DRKY	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XISE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score59DRKY67.4XISE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

DRKY 59

XISE 67.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY XISE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DRKY

Natera Inc 27.89%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%

STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%

BBB Foods Inc 5.63%

Amazon.com Inc 4.79%

CDW Corp 4.68%

Insmed Inc 4.38%

Fox Corp 4.35%

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

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 6.1%

Price change, 1 year −0.5% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +15.7% +7.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +0.9 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 0%

Age 1.1 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $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: DRKY vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DRKY	XISE	DRKY	XISE	DRKY	XISE
3 months	+6.3%	+1.4%	4.0%	1.6%	+6.4 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+6.2%	+2.9%	7.5%	3.1%	+1.1 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	+15.7%	+7.0%	15.2%	6.1%	+0.9 pts	−7.8 pts
3 years	–	+21.3%	–	19.1%	–	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · XISE Sep 2023	+20.0%	+22.3%	16.8%	19.7%	+4.8 pts	−57.3 pts

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About each fund

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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 paid more, DRKY or XISE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or XISE?: With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or XISE?: DRKY charges 0.95% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so XISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →DRKY on its own →XISE on its own →DRKY dividend history →DRKY holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DRKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DRKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DRKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for DRKY ↗

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

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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