Which is cheaper, GOIB or XVGL?

GOIB charges 0.97% a year and XVGL charges 0.85%, so XVGL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

GOIB vs XVGL: which paid, and which earned it?

GOIB and XVGL both write options for income. Direxion GOOGL Defined Income Boost ETF and FT Vest GOOG & Target Income ETF.

3.2%

GOIB cash paid, since launch

0.0%

XVGL cash paid, since launch

−0.3%

GOIB total return, since launch

+1.6%

XVGL total return, since launch

GOIB · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.6 pts behind GOOGL

GOIB

−0.3%

GOOGL

+2.3%

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

GOIB since launch: paid 3.2%, price −3.6%, total −0.3%, GOOGL +2.3%, −2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+2.3%

GOIB

−0.3%

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

GOIB since launch: paid 3.2%, price −3.6%, total −0.3%, GOOGL +2.3%, −2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+2.3%

GOIB

−0.3%

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

3.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GOIB since launch: paid 3.2%, price −3.6%, total −0.3%, GOOGL +2.3%, −2.6 pts.

XVGL · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with GOOGL

XVGL

+1.6%

GOOGL

+1.9%

About even with GOOGL

XVGL since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, GOOGL +1.9%, −0.2 pts.

GOOGL

+1.9%

XVGL

+1.6%

about even with GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with GOOGL

XVGL since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, GOOGL +1.9%, −0.2 pts.

GOOGL

+1.9%

XVGL

+1.6%

about even with GOOGL

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +2.3%. XVGL since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, GOOGL +1.9%, −0.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GOIB	XVGL	GOIB	XVGL	GOIB	XVGL
Since launch GOIB Jul 2026 · XVGL Sep 2026	−0.3%	+1.6%	3.2%	0.0%	−2.6 pts	−0.2 pts

GOIB and XVGL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

GOIB

Direxion GOOGL Defined Income Boost ETF · Option income on GOOGL, paying monthly

XVGL

FT Vest GOOG & Target Income ETF · Option income on GOOGL

Issuer Direxion First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (GOOGL)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 10.0% not published

Expense ratio 0.97% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.2% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −3.6% +1.6%

Total return, 1 year −0.3% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) +1.6% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.3% +1.9%

Ahead or behind −2.6 pts −0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 63 days 7 days

Net assets $2m $1m

GOIB and XVGL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GOIB in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 29, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, GOIB paid 3.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +2.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.

XVGL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVGL paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +1.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GOIB or XVGL?: GOIB charges 0.97% a year and XVGL charges 0.85%, so XVGL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GOIB on its own →XVGL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

GOIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GOIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Direxion website ↗XVGL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XVGL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XVGL ↗

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ETFIQ, GOIB against XVGL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/goib-vs-xvgl

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.