Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TMGN vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
6.1%
XISE cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+7.0%
XISE 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.
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, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XISE costs 0.03 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TMGN vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTMGNXISE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+7.0%
Price changefell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)rose 0.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.88%0.85%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$33m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · 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% 6.8%
Expense ratio 0.88% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) 6.1%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026) +7.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −7.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 0%
Age 112 days 3.1 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $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: TMGN vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTMGNXISETMGNXISETMGNXISE
3 months+3.6%+1.4%5.3%1.6%not measured+1.6 pts
6 months–+2.9%–3.1%–−2.1 pts
1 year–+7.0%–6.1%–−7.8 pts
3 years–+21.3%–19.1%–−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TMGN Jul 2026 · XISE Sep 2023+5.2%+22.3%5.4%19.7%not measured−57.3 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.

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).

Questions people ask

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