Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
XIJN vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
XIJN and YSPC 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 $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.
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, 2026.2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
+0.5%
YSPC
−2.1%
2.6 pts behind SPCX
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
+0.5%
YSPC
−2.1%
2.6 pts behind SPCX
16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XIJN costs 0.16 points a year less; XIJN is 1.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | XIJN | YSPC |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.8% | not published |
| Price change | fell 0.3% (1 year) | fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 8.0 pts | behind by 2.6 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $50m | $42m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returnsFrom Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, YSPC returned more: +10.7% to +2.1%. XIJN fell less at its worst: −0.3% to −13.9%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | XIJN | YSPC | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +2.1% | +10.7% | YSPC | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +0.4% | −7.5% | XIJN | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −0.3% | −13.9% | XIJN | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, XIJN and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | XIJN | YSPC | XIJN | YSPC | XIJN | YSPC |
| 3 months | +1.4% | +11.7% | 1.7% | 18.2% | +1.6 pts | −13.8 pts |
| 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 · YSPC Jul 2026 | +17.7% | −2.1% | 15.8% | 16.7% | −27.5 pts | −2.5 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for YSPC.
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.
YSPC
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.
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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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