Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
EIPI vs XLFI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLFI paid 10.7% of its price in cash against EIPI’s 7.7%, though EIPI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.1bn for FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF and $13m for State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+25.6%
EIPI
+21.8%
7.7% of it arrived as cash
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+25.6%
EIPI
+21.8%
7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.6.6 pts behind XLF
XLFI over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price −3.2%, total +8.1%, XLF +14.7%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XLF
+14.7%
XLFI
+8.1%
10.7% of it arrived as cash
6.6 pts behind XLF
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.6 pts behind XLF
XLFI over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price −3.2%, total +8.1%, XLF +14.7%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XLF
+14.7%
XLFI
+8.1%
6.6 pts behind XLF
10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLFI over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price −3.2%, total +8.1%, XLF +14.7%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XLFI costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.7 points; EIPI is far larger, $1.1bn against $13m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | EIPI | XLFI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +21.8% | +8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 13.7% | fell 3.2% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | Financials sector, measured through XLF |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.1bn | $13m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, EIPI and XLFI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | EIPI | XLFI | EIPI | XLFI | EIPI | XLFI |
| 3 months | +2.2% | −0.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | +0.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +9.0% | 3.4% | 5.0% | +1.1 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 1 year | +21.8% | +8.1% | 7.7% | 10.7% | −3.7 pts | −6.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: EIPI May 2024 · XLFI Jul 2025 | +49.6% | +10.5% | 24.0% | 14.1% | not measured | −4.0 pts |
EIPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EIPI paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. EIPI's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 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 Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
XLFI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLFI paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. Financials sector (XLF) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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