AMDW vs XVAD: which paid, and which earned it?

AMDW and XVAD both write options for income. Roundhill AMD WeeklyPay ETF and FT Vest AMD & Target Income ETF.

108.9%
AMDW cash paid, 1 year
0.0%
XVAD cash paid, since launch
+344.1%
AMDW total return, 1 year
0.0%
XVAD total return, since launch
AMDW · 1 year to Sep 30, 202666 pts ahead of AMD
AMDW
+344.1%
AMD
+278.1%

66 pts ahead of AMD

AMDW over 1 year: paid 108.9%, price +126.6%, total +344.1%, AMD +278.1%, +66.0 pts.

AMD

+278.1%

AMDW

+344.1%

108.9% as cash

66 pts ahead of AMD

Total return, distributions reinvested

66 pts ahead of AMD

AMDW over 1 year: paid 108.9%, price +126.6%, total +344.1%, AMD +278.1%, +66.0 pts.

AMD

+278.1%

AMDW

+344.1%

66 pts ahead of AMD

108.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMDW over 1 year: paid 108.9%, price +126.6%, total +344.1%, AMD +278.1%, +66.0 pts.

XVAD · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with AMD
XVAD
0.0%
AMD
−0.5%

About even with AMD

XVAD since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, AMD −0.5%, +0.4 pts.

AMD

−0.5%

XVAD

0.0%

about even with AMD

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with AMD

XVAD since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, AMD −0.5%, +0.4 pts.

AMD

−0.5%

XVAD

0.0%

about even with AMD

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +344.1%. XVAD since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, AMD −0.5%, +0.4 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AMDW and XVAD hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

half

46% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding AMDW XVAD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 45.62% 50.06%
Only in AMDW
TREASURY BILL 54.38%
Only in XVAD
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 296.63%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 108.23%
US Dollar 3.42%
2026-10-23 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C 5,038.38 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.02%
2026-10-02 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. C 630 -0.06%
2026-10-23 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. P 5,038.38 -358.26%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAMDWXVADAMDWXVADAMDWXVAD
3 months+14.1%not published14.3%not published+1.0 ptsnot published
6 months+242.4%not published74.0%not published+51.4 ptsnot published
1 year+344.1%not published108.9%not published+66.0 ptsnot published
Since launch
AMDW Jul 2025 · XVAD Sep 2026
+338.5%0.0%107.1%0.0%+61.2 pts+0.4 pts

AMDW and XVAD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

AMDW
Roundhill AMD WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on AMD, paying weekly
XVAD
FT Vest AMD & Target Income ETF · Option income on AMD
Issuer Roundhill First Trust
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark AMD (AMD) AMD (AMD)
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 68.3% not published
Expense ratio 1.00% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 108.9% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +126.6% 0.0%
Total return, 1 year +344.1% 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +278.1% −0.5%
Ahead or behind +66.0 pts +0.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 433 days 7 days
Net assets $171m $1m

AMDW and XVAD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AMDW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, AMDW paid 108.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 126.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +344.1%. AMD (AMD) returned +278.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 66.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 68.3%, paid weekly.

XVAD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVAD paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned 0.0%. AMD (AMD) returned −0.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, AMDW or XVAD?
AMDW charges 1.00% a year and XVAD charges 0.85%, so XVAD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, AMDW against XVAD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/amdw-vs-xvad

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.