PLA vs XVPT: which paid, and which earned it?

PLA and XVPT both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF and FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF.

6.9%
PLA cash paid, since launch
0.0%
XVPT cash paid, since launch
+11.1%
PLA total return, since launch
−2.1%
XVPT total return, since launch
PLA · since launch to Sep 30, 202627.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA
+11.1%
PLTR
+38.3%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

6.9% as cash

27.2 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

XVPT · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with PLTR
XVPT
−2.1%
PLTR
−2.5%

About even with PLTR

XVPT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, PLTR −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

PLTR

−2.5%

XVPT

−2.1%

about even with PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with PLTR

XVPT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, PLTR −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

PLTR

−2.5%

XVPT

−2.1%

about even with PLTR

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. XVPT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, PLTR −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPLAXVPTPLAXVPTPLAXVPT
3 months+11.5%not published3.5%not published−37.2 ptsnot published
Since launch
PLA May 2026 · XVPT Sep 2026
+11.1%−2.1%6.9%0.0%−27.2 pts+0.4 pts

PLA and XVPT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

PLA
GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF · Autocallable on PLTR, paying monthly
XVPT
FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF · Option income on PLTR
Issuer GraniteShares First Trust
Strategy autocallable option income
Benchmark Palantir (PLTR) Palantir (PLTR)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 19.3% not published
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch on May 19, 2026) 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +3.7% −2.1%
Total return, 1 year +11.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026) −2.1% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +38.3% −2.5%
Ahead or behind −27.2 pts +0.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published
Age 134 days 7 days
Net assets $4m $2m

PLA and XVPT on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

PLA in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XVPT in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVPT paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned −2.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, PLA or XVPT?
PLA charges 1.07% a year and XVPT charges 0.85%, so XVPT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, PLA against XVPT, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pla-vs-xvpt

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.