{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfw-vs-xvms","section":"compare","title":"MSFW vs XVMS: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"MSFW and XVMS both write options for income. Total return with distributions reinvested was \u22121.0% against +6.6%, to Oct 9, 2026.","as_of":"Oct 9, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, MSFW or XVMS?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MSFW charges 1.00% a year and XVMS charges 0.85%, so XVMS is cheaper. 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Total return with distributions reinvested was \u22121.0% against +6.6%, to Oct 9, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-10-09","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfw-vs-xvms","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/income.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Cash paid","Price change","Total return with distributions reinvested","Benchmark total return","Ahead or behind in percentage points","Distribution rate","Return of capital estimate","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Income ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":5870,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Income ETFs / Head to head / MSFW vs XVMS \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .\n\n MSFW vs XVMS: which paid, and which earned it?\n\n MSFW and XVMS both write options for income.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n XVMS costs 0.15 points a year less; MSFW is 12.7 times larger.\n MSFW and XVMS at a glance. As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. MSFW XVMS \n Expense ratio 1.00% 0.85% \n Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $30m $2m \n Total return, 1 year \u22121.0% not published \n What it tracks MSFT MSFT \n Holdings in common 33% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and O","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, MSFW against XVMS, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfw-vs-xvms","a":{"ticker":"MSFW","name":"Roundhill MSFT WeeklyPay ETF","issuer":"Roundhill","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, MSFW paid 21.8% in cash and finished 4.2 points behind MSFT.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/msfw","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"21.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Against MSFT","value":"\u22124.2 pts","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Latest payout, annualized","value":"38.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$30m","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.00%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XVMS","name":"FT Vest MSFT & Target Income ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"Since it first traded on Sep 23, 2026, XVMS paid no cash and finished level with MSFT.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xvms","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+6.6%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Against MSFT","value":"\u22120.3 pts","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2m","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Sep 11, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"Microsoft (MSFT)","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":33,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfw-vs-xvms"}