TLA vs XVTS: which paid, and which earned it?

TLA and XVTS both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF and FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF.

11.1%
TLA cash paid, since launch
3.3%
XVTS cash paid, since launch
+10.4%
TLA total return, since launch
+3.1%
XVTS total return, since launch
TLA · since launch to Sep 30, 202626.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA
+10.4%
TSLA
−15.9%

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.

TSLA

−15.9%

TLA

+10.4%

11.1% of it arrived as cash

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.

TSLA

−15.9%

TLA

+10.4%

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.

XVTS · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.1 pts ahead of TSLA
XVTS
+3.1%
TSLA
+1.1%

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

TSLA

+1.1%

XVTS

+3.1%

3.3% cash

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

TSLA

+1.1%

XVTS

+3.1%

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

3.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.4%. XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTLAXVTSTLAXVTSTLAXVTS
3 months+3.3%not published3.1%not published+19.9 ptsnot published
6 months+11.2%not published8.2%not published+18.1 ptsnot published
Since launch
TLA Feb 2026 · XVTS Aug 2026
+10.4%+3.1%11.1%3.3%+26.3 pts+2.1 pts

TLA and XVTS over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

TLA
GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF · Autocallable on TSLA, paying monthly
XVTS
FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF · Option income on TSLA
Issuer GraniteShares First Trust
Strategy autocallable option income
Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 18.4% 39.8%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) 3.3% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −1.4% 0.0%
Total return, 1 year +10.4% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) +3.1% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −15.9% +1.1%
Ahead or behind +26.3 pts +2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 4% not published
Age 239 days 42 days
Net assets $5m $3m

TLA and XVTS on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

TLA in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, TLA paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −15.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 26.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 4% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XVTS in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVTS paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.1%. Tesla (TSLA) returned +1.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.8%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TLA or XVTS?
TLA charges 1.07% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, TLA against XVTS, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tla-vs-xvts

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.