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XIJN vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.1% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $50m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June and $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

XIJN on its own →XISE on its own →
At a glance
6.9%
XIJN cash paid, 1 year
6.1%
XISE cash paid, 1 year
+6.8%
XIJN total return, 1 year
+7.0%
XISE total return, 1 year
XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO
XIJN
+6.8%
VOO
+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.85% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; XIJN is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XIJN vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureXIJNXISE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.8%+7.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.3%rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.0 ptsbehind by 7.8 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.85%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$50m$33m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XISE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score55.4XIJN67.4XISE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, XIJN and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XIJN XISE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in XIJN
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%
Only in XISE
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%
2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%
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Side by side

XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust First Trust
Strategy buffer with income buffer with income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 6.8%
Expense ratio 0.85% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% 6.1%
Price change, 1 year −0.3% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +6.8% +7.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.0 pts −7.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 0%
Age 2.4 years 3.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $50m $33m

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: XIJN vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowXIJNXISEXIJNXISEXIJNXISE
3 months+1.4%+1.4%1.7%1.6%+1.6 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+3.2%+2.9%3.4%3.1%−1.8 pts−2.1 pts
1 year+6.8%+7.0%6.9%6.1%−8.0 pts−7.8 pts
3 years–+21.3%–19.1%–−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XIJN Jun 2024 · XISE Sep 2023+17.7%+22.3%15.8%19.7%−27.5 pts−57.3 pts

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About each fund
XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XIJN or XISE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so XIJN paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XIJN or XISE?
With every distribution reinvested, XIJN returned +6.8% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XIJN or XISE?
XIJN and XISE both charge 0.85% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
XIJN and XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XIJN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XIJN and XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for XIJN ↗
XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for XISE ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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