Data as of .
CVRD vs FDND: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year CVRD paid 7.4% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: CVRD scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and FDND hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | FDND |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 9.98% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 10.12% |
| Salesforce Inc | 2.47% | 4.36% |
| PayPal Holdings Inc | 2.31% | 1.52% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in FDND |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | Netflix, Inc. 5.90% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.88% | Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | Booking Holdings Inc. 4.28% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | Oracle Corporation 4.08% |
| Union Pacific Corp 3.17% | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | FDND | CVRD | FDND | CVRD | FDND | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +8.9% | 1.7% | 2.0% | +1.7 pts | +8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +18.8% | 3.3% | 4.3% | −12.3 pts | +4.8 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | −0.6% | 7.4% | 7.1% | −11.0 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +34.3% | 26.3% | 20.4% | −59.8 pts | −0.5 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −8.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | −0.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +13.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −14.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 911 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $10m |
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.
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or FDND?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and FDND paid 7.1%, so CVRD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or FDND?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and FDND returned −0.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so CVRD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or FDND?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and FDND charges 0.75%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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