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XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December

Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% in cash and still finished 10.7 points behind SPY.

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

6.3%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+6.8%Total return, 1 year
−10.7 ptsAgainst SPY
6.2%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

47.389th of 161

XIDE paid 6.3% in cash and its price rose 0.3%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

33.9% of the 161 sit at or below XIDE on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%XIDE +0.3%XIDE +0.3%−75.0%+68.6%

60.6% of the 161 sit at or below XIDE on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−10.7 pts33.950%
what happened to the principal+0.3%60.650%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

What a holder got

XIDE against SPYXIDE returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), a gap of −10.7 pts. Of that, 6.3% arrived as cash rather than price.+6.8%XIDE total return+17.5%S&P 500 (SPY)6.3% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XIDE returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 10.7 points. The lighter segment is the 6.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

XIDE top ten by weight, 100.0% of its 6 equity positions, from the holdings filed for May 31, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingWeight
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE28.36%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE14.42%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE14.39%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE14.35%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE14.27%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE14.22%

Method

Period by period

XIDE over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSPYAhead or behind
3 months1.6%+0.1%+1.7%+3.3%−1.6 pts
6 months3.2%+2.1%+5.3%+16.0%−10.7 pts
1 year6.3%+0.3%+6.8%+17.5%−10.7 pts
Since launch17.4%+0.8%+19.8%+66.8%−47.0 pts

Method

When XIDE pays

XIDE pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1562 a share, which went ex on Sep 1, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for XIDE. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.1562ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for XIDE (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for XIDE. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 1, 2026$0.1562
Aug 3, 2026$0.1562
Jul 1, 2026$0.1562
Jun 1, 2026$0.1562
May 1, 2026$0.1562
Apr 1, 2026$0.1562
Mar 2, 2026$0.1562
Feb 2, 2026$0.1562
Dec 19, 2025$0.1637
Dec 1, 2025$0.1637
Nov 3, 2025$0.1637
Oct 1, 2025$0.1637
Sep 2, 2025$0.1637

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Dec 18, 2023, XIDE has returned +19.8% with distributions reinvested, against +66.8% for S&P 500 (SPY), and has paid out 17.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

XIDE (FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategybuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026)$23m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)6.2%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025)0.85%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)6.3%
LaunchedDec 18, 2023
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.1562 ex Sep 1, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$1.9044

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has XIDE paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 0.3%.
Is XIDE ahead of SPY?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XIDE returned +6.8% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was behind it by 10.7 points.
How often does XIDE pay, and how much?
XIDE pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 6.2% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does XIDE next pay a distribution?
XIDE pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 1, 2026 at $0.1562 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does XIDE cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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