Which is cheaper, TSLP or XVTS?

TSLP charges 0.99% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

TSLP and XVTS both write options for income. Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSLA) ETF and FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF.

20.2%

TSLP cash paid, 1 year

3.3%

XVTS cash paid, since launch

−24.2%

TSLP total return, 1 year

+3.1%

XVTS total return, since launch

TSLP · 1 year to Sep 30, 20264 pts behind TSLA

TSLP

−24.2%

TSLA

−20.2%

4 pts behind TSLA

TSLP over 1 year: paid 20.2%, price −41.0%, total −24.2%, TSLA −20.2%, −4.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLP

−24.2%

4 pts behind TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

4 pts behind TSLA

TSLP over 1 year: paid 20.2%, price −41.0%, total −24.2%, TSLA −20.2%, −4.0 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSLP

−24.2%

4 pts behind TSLA

20.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSLP over 1 year: paid 20.2%, price −41.0%, total −24.2%, TSLA −20.2%, −4.0 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%

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, TSLP 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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding TSLP XVTS

Only in TSLP

TREASURY BILL 45.34%

TREASURY BILL 28.86%

TREASURY BILL 25.80%

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	TSLP	XVTS	TSLP	XVTS	TSLP	XVTS
3 months	−19.7%	not published	5.0%	not published	−3.1 pts	not published
6 months	−12.4%	not published	11.0%	not published	−5.5 pts	not published
1 year	−24.2%	not published	20.2%	not published	−4.0 pts	not published
Since launch TSLP Oct 2023 · XVTS Aug 2026	+33.5%	+3.1%	75.0%	3.3%	−37.6 pts	+2.1 pts

TSLP 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

TSLP

Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Tesla (TSLA) ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying monthly

XVTS

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

Issuer Kurv First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 26.5% 39.8%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 20.2% 3.3% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −41.0% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year −24.2% +3.1% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% +1.1%

Ahead or behind −4.0 pts +2.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 90% not published

Age 1069 days 42 days

Net assets $17m $3m

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

TSLP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSLP paid 20.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 41.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −24.2%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 90% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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, TSLP or XVTS?: TSLP charges 0.99% 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

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

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

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