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ODTE vs XIMR: which paid, and which earned it?

ODTE and XIMR both write options for income.

VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
6.7%XIMR cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
+7.5%XIMR total return, 1 year
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY
XIMR9.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%6.7% of it arrived as cash9.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%9.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ODTEOnly in XIMR
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.57%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.15%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%US Dollar 0.78%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.60%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.59%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.59%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.59%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ODTE and XIMR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ODTEXIMRODTEXIMRODTEXIMR
3 months−4.8%+1.5%3.4%1.8%−7.0 pts−0.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.0%not published3.1%not published−13.1 pts
1 yearnot published+7.5%not published6.7%not published−9.1 pts
Since launch+6.2%+19.2%6.7%16.2%−10.5 pts−32.9 pts
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ODTE and XIMR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
XIMR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVegaSharesFirst Trust
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.1%7.3%
Expense ratio0.68%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)6.7%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%+0.5%
Total return, 1 year+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)+7.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts−9.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age169 days913 days
Net assets$3m$27m

ODTE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.

XIMR in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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ODTE against XIMR, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ODTE against XIMR, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/odte-vs-ximr Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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