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TMGN vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $50m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
6.9%
XIJN cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+6.8%
XIJN total return, 1 year
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 0.03 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TMGN vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTMGNXIJN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.8%
Price changefell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)fell 0.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment95% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.88%0.85%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$50m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income buffer with income
Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 21.7% 6.7%
Expense ratio 0.88% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) 6.9%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) −0.3%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +6.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −8.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 95%
Age 112 days 2.4 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $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: TMGN vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTMGNXIJNTMGNXIJNTMGNXIJN
3 months+3.6%+1.4%5.3%1.7%not measured+1.6 pts
6 months–+3.2%–3.4%–−1.8 pts
1 year–+6.8%–6.9%–−8.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TMGN Jul 2026 · XIJN Jun 2024+5.2%+17.7%5.4%15.8%not measured−27.5 pts

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About each fund
TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TMGN or XIJN?
TMGN charges 0.88% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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