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INK vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap
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Fee gap
0.50 pts
A year: INK 0.35%, XIDE 0.85%, per filings dated Dec 29, 2025 and Sep 4, 2026
Overlap
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Net flow
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Pair scorecard

INK costs 0.50 points a year less; XIDE is 3.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

INK vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureINKXIDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.5%
Price changefell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026)rose 0.1% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026$5.3m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Key numbers
0.0%
INK cash paid, since launch, Nov 4, 2026
6.2%
XIDE cash paid, 1 year
−1.2%
INK total return, since launch, Nov 4, 2026
+6.5%
XIDE total return, 1 year
INK · since launch to Nov 12, 2026 Not measured
INK
−1.2%
none

Not measured

INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

INK

−1.2%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

INK

−1.2%

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.
XIDE · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 5.6 pts behind VOO
XIDE
+6.5%
VOO
+12.1%

5.6 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, VOO +12.1%, −5.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

VOO

+12.1%

XIDE

+6.5%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

5.6 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.6 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, VOO +12.1%, −5.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

VOO

+12.1%

XIDE

+6.5%

5.6 pts behind VOO

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, VOO +12.1%, −5.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

INK AB Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call buffer with income
Benchmark not set Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized not published 6.2%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026) 6.2%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026) +0.1%
Total return, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026) +6.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.1%
Ahead or behind not available −5.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 61%
Age 8 days 2.9 years
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 $5.3m $20m

As of Nov 12, 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: INK vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowINKXIDEINKXIDEINKXIDE
3 months–+1.2%–1.5%–+3.6 pts
6 months–+3.0%–3.1%–+1.2 pts
1 year–+6.5%–6.2%–−5.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · XIDE Dec 2023−1.2%+20.8%0.0%18.4%not measured−45.2 pts

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About each fund
INK

Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, XIDE paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.6 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, INK or XIDE?
INK charges 0.35% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so INK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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