Which is cheaper, ODTE or XIDE?

ODTE charges 0.68% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ODTE vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ODTE and XIDE both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.1m for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and $20m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

ODTE on its own →XIDE on its own →

At a glance

8.3%

ODTE cash paid, since launch, Apr 2, 2026

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+4.5%

ODTE total return, since launch, Apr 2, 2026

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

ODTE · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

ODTE

+4.5%

none

Not measured

ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ODTE

+4.5%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ODTE

+4.5%

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. 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, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ODTE costs 0.17 points a year less; XIDE is 9.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ODTE vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ODTE	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	ODTE	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.6%
Price change	fell 7.1% (3 months)	rose 0.1% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ODTE	XIDE
Benchmark	its own holdings	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 0.9 pts	behind by 8.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	ODTE	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.1m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	ODTE	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ODTE XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ODTE

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.78%

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.34%

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.10%

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

ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer VegaShares First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.0% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% (since launch, Apr 2, 2026) 6.3%

Price change, 1 year −3.5% (since launch, Apr 2, 2026) +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +4.5% (since launch, Apr 2, 2026) +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 61%

Age 216 days 2.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.1m $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: ODTE vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ODTE	XIDE	ODTE	XIDE	ODTE	XIDE
3 months	−3.8%	+1.3%	3.5%	1.5%	−0.9 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	−5.4%	+3.1%	6.7%	3.1%	not measured	−1.9 pts
1 year	–	+6.6%	–	6.3%	–	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · XIDE Dec 2023	+4.5%	+20.7%	8.3%	18.4%	not measured	−47.4 pts

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About each fund

ODTE

ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.

Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 is cheaper, ODTE or XIDE?: ODTE charges 0.68% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ODTE on its own →XIDE on its own →ODTE dividend history →ODTE holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ODTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ODTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ODTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VegaShares page for ODTE ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

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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