Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
INK vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.50 points a year less; XIMR is 4.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | INK | XIMR |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +7.6% |
| Price change | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) | rose 0.4% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $5.3m | $26m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
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, 2026.4.5 pts behind VOO
XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.4%, total +7.6%, VOO +12.1%, −4.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VOO
+12.1%
XIMR
+7.6%
7.0% of it arrived as cash
4.5 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.5 pts behind VOO
XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.4%, total +7.6%, VOO +12.1%, −4.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
VOO
+12.1%
XIMR
+7.6%
7.0% cash
4.5 pts behind VOO
7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.4%, total +7.6%, VOO +12.1%, −4.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | INK | XIMR | INK | XIMR | INK | XIMR |
| 3 months | – | +1.0% | – | 1.8% | – | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | – | +2.6% | – | 3.7% | – | +0.9 pts |
| 1 year | – | +7.6% | – | 7.0% | – | −4.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · XIMR Mar 2024 | −1.2% | +20.0% | 0.0% | 17.4% | not measured | −31.4 pts |
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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%.
XIMR
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.5 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% 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.
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