Which paid more, SCLZ or XIJN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so SCLZ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCLZ or XIJN?

With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +10.6% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SCLZ or XIJN?

SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SCLZ vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF, and $50m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

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At a glance

8.5%

SCLZ cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

XIJN cash paid, 1 year

+10.6%

SCLZ total return, 1 year

+6.8%

XIJN total return, 1 year

SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ

+10.6%

SPY

+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO

XIJN

+6.8%

VOO

+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SCLZ costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCLZ vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SCLZ	XIJN
Paid and earned
Measure	SCLZ	XIJN
Total return, 1 year	+10.6%	+6.8%
Price change, 1 year	rose 1.6%	fell 0.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	SCLZ	XIJN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 4.2 pts	behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	SCLZ	XIJN
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.85%
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIJN as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$50m
Holdings
Measure	SCLZ	XIJN
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SCLZ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score71.6SCLZ55.4XIJN

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

SCLZ 71.6

XIJN 55.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

Risk and return

Jul 5, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 121 weekly returns

SCLZ XIJN

Return

Total return edge SCLZ +29.5% +16.5%

Annualized edge SCLZ +11.7% +6.8%

Price return edge SCLZ +8.0% +0.2%

Risk

Volatility edge XIJN 10.3% 3.1%

Max drawdown edge XIJN −10.5% −3.0%

Downside capture 74.2% 9.7%

Beta 0.64 0.17

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge XIJN (slight) 0.72 0.79

Sortino edge Tie 1.05 1.05

Treynor 0.119 0.142

Calmar edge XIJN 1.12 2.27

Against the benchmark

Alpha −0.5% a year +0.5% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.19 0.41

Information ratio −0.77 −0.72

Tracking error 6.6% 12.4%

Each against its own benchmark: SCLZ against SPY, Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; XIJN against VOO, Jul 5, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jul 2024 to Oct 2026, SCLZ returned more: +29.5% to +16.5%. XIJN swung less: 3.1% to 10.3%. XIJN fell less at its worst: −3.0% to −10.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: SCLZ vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SCLZ	XIJN	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+29.5%	+16.5%	SCLZ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+11.7%	+6.8%	SCLZ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+8.0%	+0.2%	SCLZ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	10.3%	3.1%	XIJN	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	7.1%	2.3%	XIJN	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−10.5%	−3.0%	XIJN	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	58.8%	12.8%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	74.2%	9.7%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.64	0.17	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.84	0.68	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.79	XIJN (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.05	1.05	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.119	0.142		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	1.12	2.27	XIJN	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	SPY	VOO		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−0.5% a year	+0.5% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.19	0.41	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−5.4% to +4.5%	−1.8% to +2.8%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.77	−0.72		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	6.6%	12.4%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 121 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCLZ XIJN

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SCLZ

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%

APPLE INC 6.20%

NVIDIA CORP 6.03%

ALPHABET INC 5.22%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%

BROADCOM INC 4.74%

ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%

Only in XIJN

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%

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Side by side

SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Swan First Trust

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.7% 6.7%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.5% 6.9%

Price change, 1 year +1.6% −0.3%

Total return, 1 year +10.6% +6.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −4.2 pts −8.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%

Age 2.7 years 2.4 years

Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIJN as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $50m

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

Window by window: SCLZ vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SCLZ	XIJN	SCLZ	XIJN	SCLZ	XIJN
3 months	0.0%	+1.4%	2.1%	1.7%	+0.2 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+4.4%	+3.2%	4.3%	3.4%	−0.6 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+10.6%	+6.8%	8.5%	6.9%	−4.2 pts	−8.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SCLZ Feb 2024 · XIJN Jun 2024	+35.4%	+17.7%	21.2%	15.8%	−20.8 pts	−27.5 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: the two funds' holdings are dated 126 days apart.

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About each fund

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SCLZ or XIJN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so SCLZ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCLZ or XIJN?: With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +10.6% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SCLZ or XIJN?: SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →SCLZ on its own →XIJN on its own →SCLZ dividend history →SCLZ holdings →XIJN dividend history →XIJN holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SCLZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCLZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Swan website ↗

XIJN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIJN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIJN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIJN ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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