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

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

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

## Key facts

- XIDE, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 6.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- XIDE, total return, 1 year: +6.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- XIDE, against SPY: −10.7 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- XIDE, latest payout, annualized: 6.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- XIDE, net assets: $23m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- XIDE, expense ratio: 0.85% (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025).

## XIDE over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 1.6% | +0.1% | +1.7% | +3.3% | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | 3.2% | +2.1% | +5.3% | +16.0% | −10.7 pts |
| 1 year | 6.3% | +0.3% | +6.8% | +17.5% | −10.7 pts |
| Since launch | 17.4% | +0.8% | +19.8% | +66.8% | −47.0 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | buffer with income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $23m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 6.2% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 6.3% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Dec 18, 2023 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1562 ex Sep 1, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.9044 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### 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.


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