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VOOY vs XIJN: which paid, and which earned it?

VOOY and XIJN both write options for income.

XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
6.9%XIJN cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
+6.2%XIJN total return, 1 year
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY
XIJN10.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%6.9% of it arrived as cash10.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%10.3 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

VOOY and XIJN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
VOOYXIJNVOOYXIJNVOOYXIJN
3 monthsnot published+1.8%not published1.1%not published−0.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.0%not published3.5%not published−14.0 pts
1 yearnot published+6.2%not published6.9%not published−10.3 pts
Since launch−0.3%+16.6%0.0%14.7%0.0 pts−27.4 pts
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VOOY and XIJN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
XIJN
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerXFUNDSFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published6.7%
Expense rationot published0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)6.9%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−0.9%
Total return, 1 year−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)+6.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.2%+16.6%
Ahead or behind0.0 pts−10.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age16 days816 days
Net assetsnot published$53m

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

XIJN in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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VOOY against XIJN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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