Data as of .
CVRD vs DDDD: which paid, and which earned it?
CVRD and DDDD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and DDDD hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | DDDD |
|---|---|---|
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.07% | 3.50% |
| Accenture PLC | 2.08% | 2.81% |
| Comcast Corp | 2.35% | 2.05% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.04% | 2.73% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 4.58% | 1.04% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in DDDD |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | Merck & Co Inc 4.93% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | Abbott Laboratories 4.53% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.06% | Amgen Inc 4.38% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.30% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.88% | Chevron Corp 4.25% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | ConocoPhillips 4.07% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01% |
| Union Pacific Corp 3.17% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.96% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | DDDD | CVRD | DDDD | CVRD | DDDD | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% | +1.7 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +10.5% | 3.3% | 1.7% | −12.3 pts | −7.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | not published | 7.4% | not published | −11.0 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +8.7% | 26.3% | 1.6% | −59.8 pts | −6.5 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 18.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +7.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 67% |
| Age | 1123 days | 190 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $7m |
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or DDDD?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and DDDD charges 1.01%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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