Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CVRD vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, though CVRD returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF.
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+23.1%
CVRD
+12.7%
7.7% of it arrived as cash
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+23.1%
CVRD
+12.7%
10.4 pts behind its own stocks
7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FTGS
+8.8%
FGSI
+9.0%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
about even with FTGS
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FTGS
+8.8%
FGSI
+9.0%
about even with FTGS
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
FGSI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CVRD | FGSI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +9.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 4.3% | rose 0.2% |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.90% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 | $32m | $2.0m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 11% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and FGSI hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
11% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | CVRD | FGSI | CVRD | FGSI | CVRD | FGSI |
| 3 months | +5.7% | −2.2% | 1.6% | 2.0% | −0.8 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +6.3% | 3.2% | 4.3% | −3.8 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +12.7% | +9.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% | −10.4 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 3 years | +26.9% | – | 27.7% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · FGSI Jun 2025 | +27.2% | +13.6% | 27.8% | 11.3% | not measured | −0.7 pts |
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CVRD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.
FGSI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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