Which is cheaper, VOOY or XIMR?

VOOY charges 0.75% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

VOOY vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

VOOY and XIMR both write options for income.

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Net assets: $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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At a glance

1.5%

VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+0.3%

VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

VOOY

+0.3%

none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VOOY vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	VOOY	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	VOOY	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	not published	+7.9%
Price change	fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)	rose 0.7% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	VOOY	XIMR
Benchmark	not published	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	VOOY	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.85%
Net assets	not read by ETFIQ	$26m
Holdings
Measure	VOOY	XIMR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer XFUNDS First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) 7.0%

Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 26% 60%

Age 63 days 2.6 years

Net assets not read by ETFIQ $26m

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: VOOY vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	VOOY	XIMR	VOOY	XIMR	VOOY	XIMR
3 months	–	+1.3%	–	1.8%	–	+1.4 pts
6 months	–	+2.8%	–	3.7%	–	−2.2 pts
1 year	–	+7.9%	–	7.0%	–	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: VOOY Sep 2026 · XIMR Mar 2024	+0.3%	+20.0%	1.5%	17.4%	not measured	−33.3 pts

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About each fund

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, VOOY or XIMR?: VOOY charges 0.75% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →VOOY on its own →XIMR on its own →VOOY dividend history →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

VOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

XFUNDS page for VOOY ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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