{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfy-vs-xvms","section":"compare","title":"MSFY vs XVMS: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"MSFY and XVMS both write options for income. Total return with distributions reinvested was \u22123.4% against +6.6%, to Oct 9, 2026.","as_of":"Oct 9, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, MSFY or XVMS?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MSFY charges 0.99% a year and XVMS charges 0.85%, so XVMS is cheaper. 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Total return with distributions reinvested was \u22123.4% 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/msfy-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":5980,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Income ETFs / Head to head / MSFY vs XVMS \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .\n\n MSFY vs XVMS: which paid, and which earned it?\n\n MSFY and XVMS both write options for income.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n XVMS costs 0.14 points a year less; MSFY is 5.0 times larger.\n MSFY and XVMS at a glance. As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. MSFY XVMS \n Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85% \n Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $12m $2m \n Total return, 1 year \u22123.4% not published \n What it tracks MSFT MSFT \n Holdings in common 0% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct","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, MSFY against XVMS, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfy-vs-xvms","a":{"ticker":"MSFY","name":"Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Microsoft (MSFT) ETF","issuer":"Kurv","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 9, 2026, MSFY paid 16.3% in cash and finished 6.6 points behind MSFT.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/msfy","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"16.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22123.4%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Against MSFT","value":"\u22126.6 pts","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Kurv estimate)","value":"83.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"Kurv estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$12m","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.99%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"497K, Sep 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":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/msfy-vs-xvms"}