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SCLZ vs XISE: 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 XISE’s 6.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF, and $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

SCLZ on its own →XISE on its own →
At a glance
8.5%
SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
6.1%
XISE cash paid, 1 year
+10.6%
SCLZ total return, 1 year
+7.0%
XISE 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.
XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

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, 0 to +14.8%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SCLZ costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCLZ vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSCLZXISE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.6%+7.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 1.6%rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$33m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SCLZ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score71.6SCLZ67.4XISE

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCLZ XISE
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 XISE
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%
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Side by side

SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · 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% 6.8%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.5% 6.1%
Price change, 1 year +1.6% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +10.6% +7.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −4.2 pts −7.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%
Age 2.7 years 3.1 years
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $33m

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 XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSCLZXISESCLZXISESCLZXISE
3 months0.0%+1.4%2.1%1.6%+0.2 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+4.4%+2.9%4.3%3.1%−0.6 pts−2.1 pts
1 year+10.6%+7.0%8.5%6.1%−4.2 pts−7.8 pts
3 years–+21.3%–19.1%–−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SCLZ Feb 2024 · XISE Sep 2023+35.4%+22.3%21.2%19.7%−20.8 pts−57.3 pts

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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.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SCLZ or XISE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, 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 XISE?
With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +10.6% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SCLZ or XISE?
SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →SCLZ on its own →XISE on its own →SCLZ dividend history →SCLZ holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SCLZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCLZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Swan website ↗
XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for XISE ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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