Which paid more, XISE or XRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, XISE returned +7.0% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XISE or XRMI?

XISE charges 0.85% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XISE vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September, and $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

XRMI cash paid, 1 year

+7.0%

XISE total return, 1 year

+8.7%

XRMI total return, 1 year

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

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI

+8.7%

SPY

+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; XRMI is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XISE vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XISE	XRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	XISE	XRMI
Total return, 1 year	+7.0%	+8.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.7%	fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XISE	XRMI
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	XISE	XRMI
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$33m	$62m
Holdings
Measure	XISE	XRMI
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 Score67.4XISE45.2XRMI

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

XISE 67.4

XRMI 45.2

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, XISE and XRMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XISE XRMI

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in XRMI

NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.63%

APPLE INC. 7.12%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.42%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.17%

ALPHABET INC. 3.28%

BROADCOM INC. 2.89%

ALPHABET INC. 2.64%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.92%

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Side by side

XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Global X

Strategy buffer with income option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.8% 10.6%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.1% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year +0.7% −3.8%

Total return, 1 year +7.0% +8.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −6.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 95%

Age 3.1 years 5.2 years

Net assets, XISE as of Nov 3, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $33m $62m

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: XISE vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XISE	XRMI	XISE	XRMI	XISE	XRMI
3 months	+1.4%	+1.6%	1.6%	2.9%	+1.6 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+2.9%	+5.4%	3.1%	6.0%	−2.1 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+7.0%	+8.7%	6.1%	11.9%	−7.8 pts	−6.1 pts
3 years	+21.3%	+30.8%	19.1%	35.1%	−62.0 pts	−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XISE Sep 2023 · XRMI Aug 2021	+22.3%	+17.6%	19.7%	45.0%	−57.3 pts	−66.7 pts

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About each fund

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XISE or XRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XISE or XRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, XISE returned +7.0% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XISE or XRMI?: XISE charges 0.85% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

XRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XRMI ↗

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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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