Data as of .
ODTE vs XISE: which paid, and which earned it?
ODTE and XISE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ODTE | Only in XISE |
|---|---|
| Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.96% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.02% |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% | US Dollar 1.19% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/28/2027 0.55% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/25/2027 0.55% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.55% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/01/2026 0.55% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 0.55% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODTE | XISE | ODTE | XISE | ODTE | XISE | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | +1.2% | 3.4% | 2.0% | −7.0 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +4.9% | not published | 3.6% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.1% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −10.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +20.9% | not published | 19.1% | not published | −57.5 pts |
| Since launch | +6.2% | +21.1% | 6.7% | 19.2% | −10.5 pts | −57.0 pts |
| ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VegaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.1% | 6.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −0.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | +6.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 169 days | 1096 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $32m |
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.
XISE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XISE paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% 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 6.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ODTE or XISE?
- ODTE charges 0.68% a year and XISE 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ODTE against XISE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/odte-vs-xise Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.