Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
RNTY vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNTY paid 13.0% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $4.8m for YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF and $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.
2.2 pts behind its own stocks
RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+12.9%
RNTY
+10.7%
13.0% of it arrived as cash
2.2 pts behind its own stocks
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.2 pts behind its own stocks
RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+12.9%
RNTY
+10.7%
13.0% as cash
2.2 pts behind its own stocks
13.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
6.1% of it arrived as cash
7.8 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
7.8 pts behind VOO
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XISE costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; XISE is 6.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | RNTY | XISE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.7% | +7.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 2.9% | rose 0.7% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 92% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $4.8m | $33m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | RNTY | XISE | RNTY | XISE | RNTY | XISE |
| 3 months | −0.2% | +1.4% | 2.9% | 1.6% | −0.2 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +1.7% | +2.9% | 5.8% | 3.1% | +0.9 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 1 year | +10.7% | +7.0% | 13.0% | 6.1% | −2.2 pts | −7.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +21.3% | – | 19.1% | – | −62.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: RNTY Apr 2025 · XISE Sep 2023 | +13.7% | +22.3% | 17.7% | 19.7% | not measured | −57.3 pts |
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RNTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNTY paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
XISE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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