Which is cheaper, XISE or YSPC?

XISE charges 0.85% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so XISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XISE vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

XISE and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

XISE on its own →YSPC on its own →

At a glance

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+7.0%

XISE total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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. 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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XISE costs 0.16 points a year less; YSPC is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XISE vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XISE	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	XISE	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+7.0%	not published
Price change	rose 0.7% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	XISE	YSPC
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	XISE	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.85%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$33m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	XISE	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, XISE and YSPC 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 XISE YSPC

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 YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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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 YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy buffer with income synthetic covered call

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 6.8% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.85% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.1% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.7% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +7.0% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published

Age 3.1 years 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $33m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XISE	YSPC	XISE	YSPC	XISE	YSPC
3 months	+1.4%	+11.7%	1.6%	18.2%	+1.6 pts	−13.8 pts
6 months	+2.9%	–	3.1%	–	−2.1 pts	–
1 year	+7.0%	–	6.1%	–	−7.8 pts	–
3 years	+21.3%	–	19.1%	–	−62.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: XISE Sep 2023 · YSPC Jul 2026	+22.3%	−2.1%	19.7%	16.7%	−57.3 pts	−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, XISE or YSPC?: XISE charges 0.85% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so XISE 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 →XISE on its own →YSPC on its own →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →YSPC dividend history →YSPC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

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 ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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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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