Which paid more, XIMR or XPAY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting price in cash and XPAY paid 19.7%, so XPAY 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 XPAY?

With every distribution reinvested, XIMR returned +7.9% and XPAY +14.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XIMR or XPAY?

XIMR charges 0.85% a year and XPAY charges 0.49%, so XPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XIMR vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XPAY paid 19.7% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 7.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March, and $187m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

19.7%

XPAY cash paid, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

+14.0%

XPAY 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.

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 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points; XPAY is 7.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XIMR vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XIMR	XPAY
Paid and earned
Measure	XIMR	XPAY
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	+14.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.7%	fell 7.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XIMR	XPAY
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	XIMR	XPAY
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$26m	$183m
Holdings
Measure	XIMR	XPAY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score66.2XIMR43.4XPAY

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

XPAY 43.4

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 XPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XIMR XPAY

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 XPAY

SPY 12/10/2027 38.04 C 94.39%

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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 XPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Roundhill

Strategy buffer with income option income

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.4% 21.1%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.49%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.0% 19.7%

Price change, 1 year +0.7% −7.2%

Total return, 1 year +7.9% +14.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −6.9 pts −0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 60% 100%

Age 2.6 years 2.0 years

Net assets, XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 and XPAY as of Nov 4, 2026 $26m $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: XIMR vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XIMR	XPAY	XIMR	XPAY	XIMR	XPAY
3 months	+1.3%	−0.3%	1.8%	5.0%	+1.4 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	+2.8%	+4.9%	3.7%	10.0%	−2.2 pts	−0.1 pts
1 year	+7.9%	+14.0%	7.0%	19.7%	−6.9 pts	−0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XIMR Mar 2024 · XPAY Oct 2024	+20.0%	+35.6%	17.4%	39.0%	−33.3 pts	−2.6 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.

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 paid more, XIMR or XPAY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting price in cash and XPAY paid 19.7%, so XPAY 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 XPAY?: With every distribution reinvested, XIMR returned +7.9% and XPAY +14.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XIMR or XPAY?: XIMR charges 0.85% a year and XPAY charges 0.49%, so XPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →XIMR on its own →XPAY on its own →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →XPAY dividend history →XPAY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

XPAY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XPAY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XPAY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for XPAY ↗

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How this is computed

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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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