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VOOY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $187m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
19.7%
XPAY cash paid, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+14.0%
XPAY 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.
XPAY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts behind VOO
XPAY
+14.0%
VOO
+14.8%

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

19.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XPAY costs 0.26 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VOOY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureVOOYXPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.0%
Price changefell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)fell 7.2% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.49%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$187m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income XPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 21.1%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) 19.7%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) −7.2%
Total return, 1 year +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +14.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 26% 100%
Age 63 days 2.0 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $187m

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 XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVOOYXPAYVOOYXPAYVOOYXPAY
3 months–−0.3%–5.0%–−0.2 pts
6 months–+4.9%–10.0%–−0.1 pts
1 year–+14.0%–19.7%–−0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: VOOY Sep 2026 · XPAY Oct 2024+0.3%+35.6%1.5%39.0%not measured−2.6 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.

XPAY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XPAY paid 19.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.1%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, VOOY or XPAY?
VOOY charges 0.75% a year and XPAY charges 0.49%, so XPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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