{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/meib-vs-xvmt","section":"compare","title":"MEIB vs XVMT: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"MEIB paid 3.4% of its price in cash each over its own window and XVMT 0.0%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +24.5% against \u22122.1%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, MEIB or XVMT?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MEIB charges 0.97% a year and XVMT charges 0.85%, so XVMT is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/meib-vs-xvmt","a":{"ticker":"MEIB","name":"Direxion META Defined Income Boost ETF","issuer":"Direxion","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Jul 29, 2026, MEIB paid 3.4% in cash and finished 0.6 points ahead of META.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/meib","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"3.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+24.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against META","value":"+0.6 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Latest payout, annualized","value":"9.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.97%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 21, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XVMT","name":"FT Vest META & Target Income ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Sep 23, 2026, XVMT paid no cash and finished level with META.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xvmt","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u22122.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against META","value":"+0.4 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Sep 11, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"(META)","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/meib-vs-xvmt"}