Which paid more, XIMR or XISE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so XIMR paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, XIMR or XISE?

With every distribution reinvested, XIMR returned +7.9% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XIMR or XISE?

XIMR and XISE both charge 0.85% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XIMR vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $26m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March and $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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At a glance

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

+7.0%

XISE total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

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

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.85% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; XISE is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XIMR vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XIMR	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	XIMR	XISE
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	+7.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.7%	rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	XIMR	XISE
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	XIMR	XISE
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$26m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	XIMR	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XISE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score66.2XIMR67.4XISE

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

XIMR 66.2

XISE 67.4

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

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XIMR XISE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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

XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · 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 7.4% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.0% 6.1%

Price change, 1 year +0.7% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +7.9% +7.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −6.9 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 60% 0%

Age 2.6 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $26m $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: XIMR vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XIMR	XISE	XIMR	XISE	XIMR	XISE
3 months	+1.3%	+1.4%	1.8%	1.6%	+1.4 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+2.8%	+2.9%	3.7%	3.1%	−2.2 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	+7.9%	+7.0%	7.0%	6.1%	−6.9 pts	−7.8 pts
3 years	–	+21.3%	–	19.1%	–	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XIMR Mar 2024 · XISE Sep 2023	+20.0%	+22.3%	17.4%	19.7%	−33.3 pts	−57.3 pts

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About each fund

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). 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, XIMR or XISE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, so XIMR paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XIMR or XISE?: With every distribution reinvested, XIMR returned +7.9% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XIMR or XISE?: XIMR 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

XIMR and XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR and XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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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