Which paid more, ISPY or XIJN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so XIJN paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or XIJN?

With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ISPY or XIJN?

ISPY charges 0.55% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ISPY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 6.2%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $50m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

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At a glance

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

XIJN cash paid, 1 year

+11.3%

ISPY total return, 1 year

+6.8%

XIJN total return, 1 year

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO

XIJN

+6.8%

VOO

+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

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 −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.1bn against $50m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ISPY	XIJN
Paid and earned
Measure	ISPY	XIJN
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+6.8%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.8%	fell 0.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	ISPY	XIJN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 3.5 pts	behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	ISPY	XIJN
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1bn	$50m
Holdings
Measure	ISPY	XIJN
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score83.5ISPY55.4XIJN

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

ISPY 83.5

XIJN 55.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY XIJN

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ISPY

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%

Apple, Inc. 5.92%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%

Only in XIJN

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%

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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 6.7%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 6.9%

Price change, 1 year +4.8% −0.3%

Total return, 1 year +11.3% +6.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −8.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 95%

Age 2.9 years 2.4 years

Net assets, ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIJN as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $50m

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

Window by window: ISPY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ISPY	XIJN	ISPY	XIJN	ISPY	XIJN
3 months	−0.5%	+1.4%	1.5%	1.7%	−0.3 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+3.8%	+3.2%	3.1%	3.4%	−1.2 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+11.3%	+6.8%	6.2%	6.9%	−3.5 pts	−8.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · XIJN Jun 2024	+54.0%	+17.7%	27.1%	15.8%	−15.1 pts	−27.5 pts

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About each fund

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or XIJN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so XIJN paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or XIJN?: With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or XIJN?: ISPY charges 0.55% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

XIJN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIJN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIJN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIJN ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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