Which is cheaper, XIMR or XVSP?

XIMR and XVSP 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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

XIMR and XVSP 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 $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

2.7%

XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

+7.9%

XIMR total return, 1 year

−2.2%

XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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% 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.

XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX

XVSP

−2.2%

SPCX

−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.85% a year; XIMR is 5.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XIMR vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XIMR	XVSP
Paid and earned
Measure	XIMR	XVSP
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	not published
Price change	rose 0.7% (1 year)	fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XIMR	XVSP
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	XIMR	XVSP
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$26m	$4.5m
Holdings
Measure	XIMR	XVSP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XIMR XVSP

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 XVSP

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%

2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%

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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 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy buffer with income option income

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 7.4% 16.6%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.0% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.7% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +7.9% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind −6.9 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 60% 100%

Age 2.6 years 70 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $26m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XIMR	XVSP	XIMR	XVSP	XIMR	XVSP
3 months	+1.3%	–	1.8%	–	+1.4 pts	–
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 · XVSP Aug 2026	+20.0%	−2.2%	17.4%	2.7%	−33.3 pts	+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, XIMR or XVSP?: XIMR and XVSP both charge 0.85% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →XIMR on its own →XVSP on its own →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →XVSP dividend history →XVSP 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 ↗

XVSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XVSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XVSP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XVSP ↗

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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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