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KHPI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its price in cash against XIDE’s 6.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

At a glance
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
6.3%
XIDE cash paid, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
+6.6%
XIDE total return, 1 year
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO
XIDE
+6.6%
VOO
+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

XIDE costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KHPI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPIXIDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.5%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%0.85%
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026$401m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KHPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score62KHPI61.1XIDE

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

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Method

Risk and return

Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 111 weekly returns
KHPI XIDE
Return
Total return edge KHPI +23.8% +14.4%
Annualized edge KHPI +10.5% +6.5%
Price return edge KHPI +1.9% 0.0%
Risk
Volatility edge XIDE 8.8% 4.2%
Max drawdown edge XIDE −10.5% −5.0%
Downside capture 55.8% 15.0%
Beta 0.55 0.21
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge KHPI 0.72 0.55
Sortino edge KHPI 1.12 0.73
Treynor 0.115 0.099
Calmar edge XIDE 1.00 1.30
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.3% a year −0.9% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.15 −0.67
Information ratio −0.78 −1.07
Tracking error 7.4% 11.3%

Each against its own benchmark: KHPI against SPY, Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; XIDE against VOO, Dec 29, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2024 to Oct 2026, KHPI returned more: +23.8% to +14.4%. XIDE swung less: 4.2% to 8.8%. XIDE fell less at its worst: −5.0% to −10.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: KHPI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPIXIDEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+23.8%+14.4%KHPIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+10.5%+6.5%KHPITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+1.9%0.0%KHPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.8%4.2%XIDESpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.7%3.2%XIDELike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.5%−5.0%XIDEDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture42.7%14.5%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture55.8%15.0%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.550.21Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.850.65Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.720.55KHPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.120.73KHPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1150.099Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.001.30XIDEAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.3% a year−0.9% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.15−0.67Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.0% to +4.3%−3.5% to +1.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.78−1.07Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.4%11.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 111 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KHPI XIDE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
Only in XIDE
2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%
2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%
2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%
2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%
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Side by side

KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Issuer Kensington First Trust
Strategy covered call buffer with income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 6.2%
Expense ratio 0.98% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.0% 6.3%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +9.5% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −5.3 pts −8.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 61%
Age 2.2 years 2.9 years
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $401m $20m

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: KHPI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKHPIXIDEKHPIXIDEKHPIXIDE
3 months+0.8%+1.3%2.2%1.5%+0.9 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+4.6%+3.1%4.5%3.1%−0.5 pts−1.9 pts
1 year+9.5%+6.6%9.0%6.3%−5.3 pts−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · XIDE Dec 2023+26.2%+20.7%19.9%18.4%−17.0 pts−47.4 pts

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About each fund
KHPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KHPI or XIDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, so KHPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KHPI or XIDE?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +9.5% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or XIDE?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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