Which paid more, SDTY or XIJN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +14.7% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SDTY or XIJN?

SDTY charges 1.08% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SDTY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $50m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

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At a glance

24.9%

SDTY cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

XIJN cash paid, 1 year

+14.7%

SDTY total return, 1 year

+6.8%

XIJN total return, 1 year

SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO

SDTY

+14.7%

VOO

+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 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

XIJN costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; XIJN is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDTY	XIJN
Paid and earned
Measure	SDTY	XIJN
Total return, 1 year	+14.7%	+6.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	fell 0.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDTY	XIJN
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days		behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	SDTY	XIJN
Expense ratio	1.08%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$40m	$50m
Holdings
Measure	SDTY	XIJN
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score40.4SDTY55.4XIJN

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

SDTY 40.4

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDTY XIJN

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SDTY

SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%

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

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy 0DTE covered call buffer with income

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

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 6.7%

Expense ratio 1.08% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 6.9%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% −0.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.7% +6.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.1 pts −8.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%

Age 1.7 years 2.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $40m $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: SDTY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDTY	XIJN	SDTY	XIJN	SDTY	XIJN
3 months	+1.2%	+1.4%	5.4%	1.7%	+1.4 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+6.6%	+3.2%	11.7%	3.4%	+1.5 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+14.7%	+6.8%	24.9%	6.9%	−0.1 pts	−8.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SDTY Feb 2025 · XIJN Jun 2024	+23.8%	+17.7%	37.8%	15.8%	−5.3 pts	−27.5 pts

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About each fund

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

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, SDTY or XIJN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or XIJN?: With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +14.7% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDTY or XIJN?: SDTY charges 1.08% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SDTY ↗

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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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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