Which paid more, PBP or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so PBP paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, PBP or XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, PBP returned +16.2% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, PBP or XIMR?

PBP charges 0.29% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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PBP vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 7.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $389m for Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and $26m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

11.7%

PBP cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+16.2%

PBP total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

PBP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP

+16.2%

SPY

+14.8%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

11.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.2%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PBP costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; PBP is 15.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PBP vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	PBP	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	PBP	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+16.2%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.6%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	PBP	XIMR
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	PBP	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$389m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	PBP	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PBP scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score75.1PBP66.2XIMR

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

PBP 75.1

XIMR 66.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PBP XIMR

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PBP

NVIDIA Corp 7.71%

Apple Inc 7.47%

Microsoft Corp 5.96%

Amazon.com Inc 3.79%

Alphabet Inc 2.53%

Broadcom Inc 2.44%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.11%

Alphabet Inc 2.04%

Only in XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Invesco First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.7% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year +3.6% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +16.2% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 60%

Age 18.9 years 2.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $389m $26m

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: PBP vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	PBP	XIMR	PBP	XIMR	PBP	XIMR
3 months	+2.5%	+1.3%	2.5%	1.8%	+2.6 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+8.1%	+2.8%	5.3%	3.7%	+3.1 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+16.2%	+7.9%	11.7%	7.0%	+1.4 pts	−6.9 pts
3 years	+49.6%	–	33.4%	–	−33.3 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: PBP Dec 2007 · XIMR Mar 2024	+172.0%	+20.0%	92.4%	17.4%	−467.6 pts	−33.3 pts

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About each fund

PBP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Invesco estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, PBP or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so PBP paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, PBP or XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, PBP returned +16.2% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, PBP or XIMR?: PBP charges 0.29% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

PBP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PBP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PBP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Invesco page for PBP ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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