XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June

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$30.82
+0.1% · 1 day, price
IQ’s readingComputed nightly from ETFIQ data. Not written live.

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XIJN paid 6.8% in cash and returned 6.4% in total, against 13.7% for VOO.

Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthlyFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.85%Fund assets $50m on Oct 27, 2026First traded Jun 24, 2024Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: PartlyOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, XIJN paid 6.8% in cash and returned 6.4% in total, covering 94.1% of its payout. Since launch it covered 115.1%.

XIJN risk and return scorecard

vs VOO · Jul 2024 to Oct 2026 · 120 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 28 months
XIJN +16.4%, VOO +40.8%, Jul 2024 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureXIJNVOOEdge
Total return+16.4%+40.8%VOO
Annualized+6.8%+16.0%VOO
Price return+0.1%+37.0%VOO
Risk
MeasureXIJNVOOEdge
Volatility3.1%14.9%XIJN
Max drawdown−3.0%−16.7%XIJN
Upside capture12.8%100.0%VOO
Downside capture9.9%100.0%XIJN
Risk-adjusted
MeasureXIJNVOOEdge
Sharpe ratio0.790.79Tie
Sortino ratio1.061.21VOO
Alpha vs VOO
MeasureXIJNVOOEdge
Alpha, a year+0.4%Not significant
Alpha t-stat0.37
Beta to VOO0.171.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
$0
12 months to May 31, 2026
+$44.0m
In on 0 days, out on 3. 49 days missing.

What you earned

XIJN +0.5%, VOO +0.9%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
XIJN+0.5%
VOO+0.9%
Paid 0.6% in cash. Price −0.1%.
XIJN +2.4%, VOO +6.1%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
XIJN+2.4%
VOO+6.1%
Paid 1.7% in cash. Price +0.7%.
XIJN +3.1%, VOO +9.1%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
XIJN+3.1%
VOO+9.1%
Paid 3.4% in cash. Price −0.3%.
XIJN +5.3%, VOO +14.2%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
XIJN+5.3%
VOO+14.2%
Paid 5.7% in cash. Price −0.6%.
XIJN +6.4%, VOO +13.7%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
XIJN+6.4%
VOO+13.7%
Paid 6.8% in cash. Price −0.7%.
XIJN +17.5%, VOO +46.3%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
XIJN+17.5%
VOO+46.3%
Paid 15.2% in cash. Price +1.0%.

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 1, 2026
6.8%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+6.4%
Total return, 1 year
−7.3 pts
Against VOO
100.0%
Return of capital, latest payout (First Trust estimate)
$0.1721
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026
Pays monthly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$30.82+0.1%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

XIJN returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceVOOAhead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+0.5%0.6%−0.1%+0.9%−0.4 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026+2.4%1.7%+0.7%+6.1%−3.7 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+3.1%3.4%−0.3%+9.1%−6.0 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+5.3%5.7%−0.6%+14.2%−8.9 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+6.4%6.8%−0.7%+13.7%−7.3 pts
Since launch Jun 24, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+17.5%15.2%+1.0%+46.3%−28.8 pts
Since launch, annualised Jun 24, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+7.1%––––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Jun 2024: no 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −0.1%Cash paid +0.6%, reinvested−0.4 pts vs VOO

0.0%

Price change +0.7%Cash paid +1.7%, reinvested−3.7 pts vs VOO
Price change −0.3%Cash paid +3.4%, reinvested−6.0 pts vs VOO

0.0%

Price change −0.7%Cash paid +6.8%, reinvested−7.3 pts vs VOO

0.0%

Price change +1.0%Cash paid +15.2%, reinvested−28.8 pts vs VOO
54.6
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score75th of 164 · Oct 28, 2026
0.3 · lowest of 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

XIJN paid 6.8% in cash over the year and returned 6.4% in total, less than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid94.1% · 55th pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

XIJN: in the 17 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, net $3.1m went out.

1D
$0
0.0% of $50.0m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
$0
0.0% of $50.0m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
+$44.0m
571.7% of $7.7m on May 31, 2025
Jun 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jun 2024 to May 2026
+$51.7m
Jun 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into XIJN each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026−$1.5m−$770k−$768kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$1.5m−$1.5mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

XIJN, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 3 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 3. 49 days missing.

Net flow into XIJN each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026−$1.5m−$770k−$768kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$1.5m−$1.5mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

XIJN, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 3 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 3. 235 days missing.

Net flow into XIJN each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026−$1.5m−$770k−$768kmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First Trust+$1.5m−$1.5mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

XIJN, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 3 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 3. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for XIJN, back to Jun 2024, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare XIJN with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 −$768k
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 −$770k
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 −$1.5m covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 −$768k
Oct 16, 2026 −$770k
Oct 9, 2026 −$1.5m 4 days

Net flow into XIJN each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outJun 2024 to Oct 2026

XIJN, money in and money out each month from Jun 2024 to May 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from XIJN’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 25 months listed, money came in on net in 18 and went out in 3.

Every bar is from XIJN’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 25 months listed, money came in on net in 18 and went out in 3.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 27$0−$3.1m−$3.1m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$770k$0+$770k
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$764k−$4.6m−$3.8m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.0m$0+$10.0m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.1m−$771k+$2.3m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.2m$0+$6.2m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.3m$0+$9.3m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.4m$0+$5.4m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.4m$0+$5.4m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.1m$0+$3.1m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.9m$0+$3.9m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$770k−$765k+$4k
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.5m−$1.5m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$770k$0+$770k
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.1m−$2.3m+$768k
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

XIJN key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$31.03 on Oct 29, 2025
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$30.45 on Jun 24, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$30.82, 63% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

XIJN return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (First Trust estimate, Oct 2, 2026)100.0%
Return of capital, distributions paid Jun 2, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026 (First Trust estimates)71.0%
Notices behind that number5 of 12 distributions
Return of capital, fiscal year to Jun 30, 2025 (annual report, filed Nov 10, 2025)7.2%
Options it writes (holdings as of Aug 31, 2026)Options on ETF shares, which are not Section 1256 contracts
Estimates are First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · XIJNas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$1.150.12%
$10,000$120.12%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close−0.06%
−0.3%95% of days within ±0.23% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.3%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 4¢ to buy, midpoint − 4¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $30.80, that’s $30.84 to buy and $30.76 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →
Oct 2025Monthly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for XIJN, $0.1721 to $0.1788 a share and $0.1788 in the middle, Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.1721
Ex Oct 1, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
6.7%
At its price on Oct 28, 2026
Trailing 12 months
6.9%
12 payments, ex Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026: $2.1255
Return of capital
100.0%
Latest payout (First Trust estimate)
Next, projected

XIJN pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1721 a share, which went ex on Oct 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 Nov 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 2, 2026 · pay Nov 4, 2026$0.1721 ETFIQ projection
Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 4, 2026$0.1721 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for XIJN. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for XIJN (13, most recent first)
Oct 1, 2026$0.1721
Sep 1, 2026$0.1721
Aug 3, 2026$0.1721
Jun 18, 2026$0.1788
Jun 1, 2026$0.1788
May 1, 2026$0.1788
Apr 1, 2026$0.1788
Mar 2, 2026$0.1788
Feb 2, 2026$0.1788
Jan 2, 2026$0.1788
Dec 1, 2025$0.1788
Nov 3, 2025$0.1788
Oct 1, 2025$0.1788

Cash distributions per share for XIJN. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid
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−271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164

That is the share of the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below XIJN.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 94.1% · 55th pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · XIJN in whiteCovered the least

About XIJN

Strategybuffer with income
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)XIJN names the S&P 500 Index (prospectus, Form 497, accession 0001445546-26-004522, filed 2026-06-22); VOO tracks the same index.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$50mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)6.7%
Expense ratio (497 XBRL, Jun 22, 2026)0.85%Report
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)6.9%
First tradedJun 24, 2024
Return of capital, latest distribution (First Trust 19a-1 estimate)100.0%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.1721 ex Oct 1, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026$2.1255
How we measure
Every number 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. Method
IQ Investment Committee on XIJN

12 seats on XIJN, as of Oct 28, 2026: 4 Challenges, 6 Not enough data, 2 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyDoes not apply
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingDoes not apply
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
Put XIJN to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about XIJN

How much has XIJN paid over the last year?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XIJN paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 0.7%.
Is XIJN ahead of VOO?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XIJN returned +6.4% against +13.7% for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), so a holder was behind it by 7.3 points.
How often does XIJN pay, and how much?
XIJN pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 6.7% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the XIJN distribution return of capital?
First Trust estimates 100% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does XIJN next pay a distribution?
XIJN pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 1, 2026 at $0.1721 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does XIJN cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.
How much of XIJN’s distribution is return of capital?
First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 100.0% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Jun 2, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026, the estimate is 71.0%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Jun 30, 2025 puts it at 7.2% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, XIJN and VOOTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $50mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

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XIJN: XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price −0.7%, total +6.4%, VOO +13.7%, −7.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
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<figcaption style="font:13px/1.5 sans-serif">XIJN: XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price −0.7%, total +6.4%, VOO +13.7%, −7.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. Data: <a href="https://etfiq.com/funds/xijn">ETFIQ</a></figcaption>
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