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JOYT vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.9%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $117m for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

JOYT on its own →XISE on its own →
At a glance
0.9%
JOYT cash paid, 1 year
6.1%
XISE cash paid, 1 year
+14.6%
JOYT total return, 1 year
+7.0%
XISE total return, 1 year
JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
JOYT
+14.6%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JOYT costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; JOYT is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJOYTXISE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.6%+7.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 13.7%rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$117m$33m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JOYT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score99.1JOYT67.4XISE

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

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

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT XISE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JOYT
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%
WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%
Only in XISE
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%
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Side by side

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Issuer JPMorgan First Trust
Strategy option income buffer with income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 6.8%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 6.1%
Price change, 1 year +13.7% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +14.6% +7.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −7.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%
Age 1.2 years 3.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $117m $33m

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: JOYT vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJOYTXISEJOYTXISEJOYTXISE
3 months+2.0%+1.4%0.2%1.6%+2.2 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+7.8%+2.9%0.4%3.1%+2.8 pts−2.1 pts
1 year+14.6%+7.0%0.9%6.1%−0.1 pts−7.8 pts
3 years–+21.3%–19.1%–−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · XISE Sep 2023+21.6%+22.3%0.9%19.7%+0.1 pts−57.3 pts

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About each fund
JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% 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 paid more, JOYT or XISE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so XISE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JOYT or XISE?
With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or XISE?
JOYT charges 0.35% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →JOYT on its own →XISE on its own →JOYT dividend history →JOYT holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
JPMorgan website ↗
XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for XISE ↗

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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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