Which paid more, SEPI or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so SEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SEPI or XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, SEPI returned +17.9% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SEPI or XIMR?

SEPI charges 0.54% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SEPI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 7.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF, and $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

8.9%

SEPI cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+17.9%

SEPI total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI

+17.9%

SPY

+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SEPI costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SEPI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SEPI	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	SEPI	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.3%	rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	SEPI	XIMR
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	SEPI	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.85%
Net assets, SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026	$152m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	SEPI	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score85.9SEPI66.2XIMR

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

SEPI 85.9

XIMR 66.2

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, SEPI and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SEPI XIMR

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SEPI

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.84%

CATERPILLAR INC 7.49%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.79%

APPLE INC 5.45%

ALPHABET INC 4.86%

NVIDIA CORP 4.20%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 4.07%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%

Only in XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Shelton First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.54% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year +8.3% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +3.1 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 60%

Age 1.2 years 2.6 years

Net assets, SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $152m $26m

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: SEPI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SEPI	XIMR	SEPI	XIMR	SEPI	XIMR
3 months	−0.1%	+1.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.0 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+6.8%	+2.8%	4.4%	3.7%	+1.8 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+17.9%	+7.9%	8.9%	7.0%	+3.1 pts	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SEPI Sep 2025 · XIMR Mar 2024	+23.5%	+20.0%	10.0%	17.4%	+3.7 pts	−33.3 pts

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About each fund

SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SEPI or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so SEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SEPI or XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, SEPI returned +17.9% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SEPI or XIMR?: SEPI charges 0.54% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SEPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Shelton website ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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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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