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

PLTW and XVPT both write options for income. Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF and FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF.

37.9%
PLTW cash paid, 1 year
0.0%
XVPT cash paid, since launch
−7.5%
PLTW total return, 1 year
−2.1%
XVPT total return, since launch
PLTW · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610 pts behind PLTR
PLTW
−7.5%
PLTR
+2.5%

10 pts behind PLTR

PLTW over 1 year: paid 37.9%, price −49.1%, total −7.5%, PLTR +2.5%, −10.0 pts.

PLTR

+2.5%

PLTW

−7.5%

10 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

10 pts behind PLTR

PLTW over 1 year: paid 37.9%, price −49.1%, total −7.5%, PLTR +2.5%, −10.0 pts.

PLTR

+2.5%

PLTW

−7.5%

10 pts behind PLTR

37.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PLTW over 1 year: paid 37.9%, price −49.1%, total −7.5%, PLTR +2.5%, −10.0 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 +2.5%. XVPT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, PLTR −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PLTW and XVPT hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

half

16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding PLTW XVPT
Palantir Technologies Inc 15.99% 49.33%
Only in PLTW
TREASURY BILL 84.00%
Only in XVPT
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 312.13%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 113.88%
US Dollar 3.97%
2026-10-23 Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) C 1,598.76 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.02%
2026-10-02 Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) C 190 -0.10%
2026-10-23 Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) P 1,598.76 -379.19%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPLTWXVPTPLTWXVPTPLTWXVPT
3 months+56.2%not published16.7%not published+7.5 ptsnot published
6 months+27.1%not published23.0%not published−0.6 ptsnot published
1 year−7.5%not published37.9%not published−10.0 ptsnot published
Since launch
PLTW Feb 2025 · XVPT Sep 2026
+56.2%−2.1%83.1%0.0%−10.8 pts+0.4 pts

PLTW 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

PLTW
Roundhill PLTR WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on PLTR, paying weekly
XVPT
FT Vest PLTR & Target Income ETF · Option income on PLTR
Issuer Roundhill First Trust
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Palantir (PLTR) Palantir (PLTR)
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 67.8% not published
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 37.9% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −49.1% −2.1%
Total return, 1 year −7.5% −2.1% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.5% −2.5%
Ahead or behind −10.0 pts +0.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 588 days 7 days
Net assets $132m $2m

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

PLTW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, PLTW paid 37.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 49.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.5%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +2.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 67.8%, paid weekly.

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, PLTW or XVPT?
PLTW charges 0.99% a year and XVPT charges 0.85%, so XVPT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, PLTW against XVPT, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pltw-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.