Which is cheaper, PLIB or XVPT?

PLIB charges 0.97% a year and XVPT charges 0.85%, so XVPT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

PLIB and XVPT both write options for income. Direxion PLTR Defined Income Boost ETF and FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF.

15.4%

PLIB cash paid, since launch

0.0%

XVPT cash paid, since launch

+48.2%

PLIB total return, since launch

−2.1%

XVPT total return, since launch

PLIB · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.8 pts behind PLTR

PLIB

+48.2%

PLTR

+52.1%

3.8 pts behind PLTR

PLIB since launch: paid 15.4%, price +32.6%, total +48.2%, PLTR +52.1%, −3.8 pts.

PLTR

+52.1%

PLIB

+48.2%

15.4% as cash

3.8 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind PLTR

PLIB since launch: paid 15.4%, price +32.6%, total +48.2%, PLTR +52.1%, −3.8 pts.

PLTR

+52.1%

PLIB

+48.2%

3.8 pts behind PLTR

15.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PLIB since launch: paid 15.4%, price +32.6%, total +48.2%, PLTR +52.1%, −3.8 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 +52.1%. XVPT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, PLTR −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	PLIB	XVPT	PLIB	XVPT	PLIB	XVPT
Since launch PLIB Jul 2026 · XVPT Sep 2026	+48.2%	−2.1%	15.4%	0.0%	−3.8 pts	+0.4 pts

PLIB 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

PLIB

Direxion PLTR Defined Income Boost ETF · Option income on PLTR, paying monthly

XVPT

FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF · Option income on PLTR

Issuer Direxion First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Palantir (PLTR) Palantir (PLTR)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 109.5% not published

Expense ratio 0.97% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.4% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +32.6% −2.1%

Total return, 1 year +48.2% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) −2.1% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +52.1% −2.5%

Ahead or behind −3.8 pts +0.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 63 days 7 days

Net assets $3m $2m

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

PLIB in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 29, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLIB paid 15.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 32.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +48.2%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +52.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 109.5%, paid monthly.

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, PLIB or XVPT?: PLIB charges 0.97% a year and XVPT charges 0.85%, so XVPT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

PLIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PLIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Direxion website ↗XVPT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XVPT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XVPT ↗

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ETFIQ, PLIB against XVPT, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/plib-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.