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INK vs XIJN: 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%, XIJN 0.85%, per filings dated Jun 22, 2026 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; XIJN is 9.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

INK vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureINKXIJN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.3%
Price changefell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026)fell 0.8% (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$48m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Key numbers
0.0%
INK cash paid, since launch, Nov 4, 2026
6.9%
XIJN cash paid, 1 year
−1.2%
INK total return, since launch, Nov 4, 2026
+6.3%
XIJN 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.
XIJN · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 5.8 pts behind VOO
XIJN
+6.3%
VOO
+12.1%

5.8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.8%, total +6.3%, VOO +12.1%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

VOO

+12.1%

XIJN

+6.3%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

5.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.8%, total +6.3%, VOO +12.1%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

VOO

+12.1%

XIJN

+6.3%

5.8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.8%, total +6.3%, VOO +12.1%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

INK AB Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · 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 6.7%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026) 6.9%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026) −0.8%
Total return, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026) +6.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.1%
Ahead or behind not available −5.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%
Age 8 days 2.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 $5.3m $48m

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 XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowINKXIJNINKXIJNINKXIJN
3 months–+1.0%–1.7%–+3.4 pts
6 months–+2.9%–3.4%–+1.1 pts
1 year–+6.3%–6.9%–−5.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · XIJN Jun 2024−1.2%+17.4%0.0%15.8%not measured−26.0 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%.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% 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 XIJN?
INK charges 0.35% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so INK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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