Data as of .
CVRD vs FTHI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTHI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTHI 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 FTHI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | FTHI |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 3.88% | 2.94% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 2.53% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 2.01% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 1.31% |
| Union Pacific Corp | 3.17% | 0.90% |
| Blackrock Inc | 3.03% | 0.22% |
| NextEra Energy Inc | 2.49% | 0.09% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in FTHI |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | Apple Inc. 7.75% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | NVIDIA Corporation 6.90% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | US Dollar 5.90% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% |
| PepsiCo Inc 3.07% | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.41% |
| American Tower Corp 2.99% | Bank of America Corporation 2.22% |
| Lowe's Cos Inc 2.99% | ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% |
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 | FTHI | CVRD | FTHI | CVRD | FTHI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +1.7% | 1.7% | 2.2% | +1.7 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +9.8% | 3.3% | 4.6% | −12.3 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +9.7% | 7.4% | 8.9% | −11.0 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | +47.9% | 25.9% | 28.9% | −58.9 pts | −30.5 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +156.3% | 26.3% | 82.6% | −59.8 pts | −257.8 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $2.5bn |
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.
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or FTHI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, so FTHI 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 FTHI?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and FTHI returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTHI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or FTHI?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, CVRD against FTHI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-fthi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.