Data as of .
RNTY vs XISE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RNTY paid 11.9% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.5%, though XISE returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XISE scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RNTY | Only in XISE |
|---|---|
| Prologis Inc 6.72% | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.96% |
| Welltower Inc 6.63% | 2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.02% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | US Dollar 1.19% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/28/2027 0.55% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/25/2027 0.55% |
| Equinix Inc 4.92% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.55% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/01/2026 0.55% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 0.55% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | XISE | RNTY | XISE | RNTY | XISE | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | +1.2% | 3.0% | 2.0% | −4.5 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +4.9% | 6.2% | 3.6% | −15.6 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +6.1% | 11.9% | 6.5% | −12.0 pts | −10.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +20.9% | not published | 19.1% | not published | −57.5 pts |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +21.1% | 15.8% | 19.2% | −39.2 pts | −57.0 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 6.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | −0.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +6.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 519 days | 1096 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $32m |
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XISE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XISE paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RNTY or XISE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.5%, so RNTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, RNTY or XISE?
- With every distribution reinvested, RNTY returned +4.6% and XISE returned +6.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XISE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RNTY or XISE?
- RNTY charges 0.99% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so XISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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