Which is cheaper, TSII or XVTS?

TSII charges 1.52% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

TSII and XVTS both write options for income. REX TSLA Growth & Income ETF and FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF.

42.5%

TSII cash paid, 1 year

3.3%

XVTS cash paid, since launch

−20.1%

TSII total return, 1 year

+3.1%

XVTS total return, since launch

TSII · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026About even with TSLA

TSII

−20.1%

TSLA

−20.2%

About even with TSLA

TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSII

−20.1%

about even with TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TSLA

TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSII

−20.1%

about even with TSLA

42.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSII over 1 year: paid 42.5%, price −55.8%, total −20.1%, TSLA −20.2%, +0.1 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 +3.1%. XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TSII and XVTS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding TSII XVTS

Only in TSII

TREASURY BILL 100.00%

Only in XVTS

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 142.32%

Tesla, Inc. 74.72%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 51.93%

US Dollar 2.32%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2026-10-23 Tesla, Inc. C 2,800.89 0.00%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.01%

2026-10-02 Tesla, Inc. C 372.50 -0.03%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TSII	XVTS	TSII	XVTS	TSII	XVTS
3 months	−16.3%	not published	9.8%	not published	+0.3 pts	not published
6 months	−12.7%	not published	23.1%	not published	−5.8 pts	not published
1 year	−20.1%	not published	42.5%	not published	+0.1 pts	not published
Since launch TSII Jun 2025 · XVTS Aug 2026	+10.1%	+3.1%	64.9%	3.3%	+3.3 pts	+2.1 pts

TSII 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

TSII

REX TSLA Growth & Income ETF · Option income on TSLA, paying weekly

XVTS

FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF · Option income on TSLA

Issuer REX First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 47.7% 39.8%

Expense ratio 1.52% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 42.5% 3.3% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −55.8% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year −20.1% +3.1% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% +1.1%

Ahead or behind +0.1 pts +2.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 93% not published

Age 483 days 42 days

Net assets $30m $3m

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

TSII in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSII paid 42.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −20.1%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 47.7%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 2, 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, TSII or XVTS?: TSII charges 1.52% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

TSII filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TSII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗REX page for TSII ↗XVTS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XVTS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XVTS ↗

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

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