Which is cheaper, XIJN or XSHP?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XIJN vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

XIJN and XSHP both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $50m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June and $11m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

XIJN on its own →XSHP on its own →

At a glance

6.9%

XIJN cash paid, 1 year

11.3%

XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026

+6.8%

XIJN total return, 1 year

−21.1%

XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026

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% 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.

XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

XSHP

−21.1%

none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIJN costs 0.14 points a year less; XIJN is 4.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XIJN vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XIJN	XSHP
Paid and earned
Measure	XIJN	XSHP
Total return, 1 year	+6.8%	not published
Price change	fell 0.3% (1 year)	fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	XIJN	XSHP
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	not published
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	XIJN	XSHP
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$50m	$11m
Holdings
Measure	XIJN	XSHP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 18 weekly returns

XIJN XSHP

Return

Total return edge XIJN +2.6% −2.7%

Price return edge XIJN +0.9% −14.7%

Risk

Max drawdown edge XIJN −0.3% −30.2%

Reading

From Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, XIJN returned more: +2.6% to −2.7%. XIJN fell less at its worst: −0.3% to −30.2%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: XIJN vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XIJN	XSHP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+2.6%	−2.7%	XIJN	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return	+0.9%	−14.7%	XIJN	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown	−0.3%	−30.2%	XIJN	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 18 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, XIJN and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XIJN XSHP

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 XSHP

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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 XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Kurv

Strategy buffer with income covered call

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 33.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −0.3% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +6.8% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −8.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 92%

Age 2.4 years 140 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $50m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XIJN	XSHP	XIJN	XSHP	XIJN	XSHP
3 months	+1.4%	+31.3%	1.7%	11.2%	+1.6 pts	not measured
6 months	+3.2%	–	3.4%	–	−1.8 pts	–
1 year	+6.8%	–	6.9%	–	−8.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: XIJN Jun 2024 · XSHP Jun 2026	+17.7%	−21.1%	15.8%	11.3%	−27.5 pts	not measured

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for XSHP.

Alert

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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, XIJN or XSHP?: XIJN charges 0.85% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so XIJN 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 →XIJN on its own →XSHP on its own →XIJN dividend history →XIJN holdings →XSHP dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

XIJN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIJN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIJN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIJN ↗

XSHP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XSHP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XSHP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Kurv page for XSHP ↗

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How this is computed

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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