Which is cheaper, XIMR or XSHP?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XIMR vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

XIMR and XSHP both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $26m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March and $11m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

11.3%

XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

−21.1%

XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026

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% 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.

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

XIMR costs 0.14 points a year less; XIMR is 2.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XIMR vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XIMR	XSHP
Paid and earned
Measure	XIMR	XSHP
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	not published
Price change	rose 0.7% (1 year)	fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XIMR	XSHP
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	not published
Cost and size
Measure	XIMR	XSHP
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$26m	$11m
Holdings
Measure	XIMR	XSHP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, XIMR 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 XIMR XSHP

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 XSHP

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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 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 7.4% 33.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.0% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.7% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +7.9% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −6.9 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 60% 92%

Age 2.6 years 140 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $26m $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: XIMR vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XIMR	XSHP	XIMR	XSHP	XIMR	XSHP
3 months	+1.3%	+31.3%	1.8%	11.2%	+1.4 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.8%	–	3.7%	–	−2.2 pts	–
1 year	+7.9%	–	7.0%	–	−6.9 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: XIMR Mar 2024 · XSHP Jun 2026	+20.0%	−21.1%	17.4%	11.3%	−33.3 pts	not measured

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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.

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, XIMR or XSHP?: XIMR charges 0.85% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so XIMR 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 →XIMR on its own →XSHP on its own →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →XSHP dividend history →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 ↗

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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