Which paid more, AIPI or TDVI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its starting price in cash and TDVI paid 8.3%, so AIPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or TDVI?

With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +5.3% and TDVI +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, AIPI or TDVI?

AIPI charges 0.65% a year and TDVI charges 0.75%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AIPI vs TDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.3%, though TDVI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $446m for REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and $658m for FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

29.2%

AIPI cash paid, 1 year

8.3%

TDVI cash paid, 1 year

+5.3%

AIPI total return, 1 year

+18.6%

TDVI total return, 1 year

AIPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

AIPI

+5.3%

none

Not measured

AIPI over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −24.8%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

AIPI

+5.3%

29.2% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

AIPI over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −24.8%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

AIPI

+5.3%

29.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AIPI over 1 year: paid 29.2%, price −24.8%, total +5.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with TDIV

TDVI

+18.6%

TDIV

+18.6%

About even with TDIV

TDVI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +9.6%, total +18.6%, TDIV +18.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TDIV

+18.6%

TDVI

+18.6%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with TDIV

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TDIV

TDVI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +9.6%, total +18.6%, TDIV +18.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TDIV

+18.6%

TDVI

+18.6%

about even with TDIV

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDVI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +9.6%, total +18.6%, TDIV +18.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AIPI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points; TDVI is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIPI vs TDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	AIPI	TDVI
Paid and earned
Measure	AIPI	TDVI
Total return, 1 year	+5.3%	+18.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 24.8%	rose 9.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment	0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	AIPI	TDVI
Benchmark	not published	First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, measured through TDIV
Cost and size
Measure	AIPI	TDVI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$446m	$658m
Holdings
Measure	AIPI	TDVI
Holdings in common	15%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 14, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 124 weekly returns

AIPI TDVI

Return

Total return edge TDVI +39.6% +54.4%

Annualized edge TDVI +15.0% +20.0%

Price return edge TDVI −37.2% +27.2%

Risk

Volatility edge TDVI (slight) 21.4% 20.1%

Max drawdown edge TDVI −24.9% −19.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge TDVI 0.57 0.80

Sortino edge TDVI 0.80 1.20

Calmar edge TDVI 0.60 1.01

Reading

From Jun 2024 to Oct 2026, TDVI returned more: +54.4% to +39.6%. TDVI swung slightly less: 20.1% to 21.4%. TDVI fell less at its worst: −19.8% to −24.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: AIPI vs TDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	AIPI	TDVI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+39.6%	+54.4%	TDVI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.0%	+20.0%	TDVI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−37.2%	+27.2%	TDVI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	21.4%	20.1%	TDVI (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	15.1%	13.4%	TDVI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−24.9%	−19.8%	TDVI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.57	0.80	TDVI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.80	1.20	TDVI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.60	1.01	TDVI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 124 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and TDVI hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

15% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIPI TDVI

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.05% 3.89%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.04% 8.29%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2.96% 8.63%

BROADCOM INC. 2.60% 7.24%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 2.73% 1.88%

SALESFORCE, INC. 4.01% 1.85%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AIPI

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 10.84%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 9.86%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 8.07%

ARM Holdings PLC 5.82%

Astera Labs, Inc. 5.08%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.59%

SERVICENOW, INC. 3.56%

ADOBE INC. 3.31%

Only in TDVI

Texas Instruments Incorporated 9.67%

Oracle Corporation 6.83%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 3.94%

Analog Devices, Inc. 3.58%

Thomson Reuters Corporation 2.69%

Vistance Networks Inc. 2.08%

Intuit Inc. 1.92%

TELUS Corporation 1.86%

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Side by side

AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF · Covered call, paying weekly TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, investing in the Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index, paying monthly

Issuer REX First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark none First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 35.0% 7.7%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 29.2% 8.3%

Price change, 1 year −24.8% +9.6%

Total return, 1 year +5.3% +18.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +18.6%

Ahead or behind not available 0.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 0%

Age 2.4 years 3.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $446m $658m

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: AIPI vs TDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	AIPI	TDVI	AIPI	TDVI	AIPI	TDVI
3 months	−3.8%	+0.7%	8.7%	1.9%	not measured	+0.6 pts
6 months	+4.5%	+3.3%	16.2%	3.9%	not measured	+0.2 pts
1 year	+5.3%	+18.6%	29.2%	8.3%	not measured	0.0 pts
3 years	–	+103.0%	–	32.1%	–	−6.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: AIPI Jun 2024 · TDVI Aug 2023	+42.9%	+102.9%	67.5%	33.3%	not measured	−5.0 pts

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About each fund

AIPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) returned +18.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AIPI or TDVI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AIPI paid 29.2% of its starting price in cash and TDVI paid 8.3%, so AIPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or TDVI?: With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +5.3% and TDVI +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AIPI or TDVI?: AIPI charges 0.65% a year and TDVI charges 0.75%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →AIPI on its own →TDVI on its own →AIPI dividend history →AIPI holdings →TDVI dividend history →TDVI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AIPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

AIPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

REX page for AIPI ↗

TDVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TDVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for TDVI ↗

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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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