Data as of .
CVRD vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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 FTQI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 4.13% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 2.75% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 1.92% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 4.84% | 1.42% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.88% | 1.41% |
| Fiserv Inc | 2.40% | 0.15% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | Apple Inc. 8.76% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | US Dollar 5.75% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% |
| Union Pacific Corp 3.17% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% |
| PepsiCo Inc 3.07% | Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
| Blackrock Inc 3.03% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% |
| American Tower Corp 2.99% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% |
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 | FTQI | CVRD | FTQI | CVRD | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.0% | 1.7% | 2.9% | +1.7 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +18.3% | 3.3% | 6.3% | −12.3 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +21.5% | 7.4% | 12.0% | −11.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | +62.9% | 25.9% | 37.0% | −58.9 pts | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +141.7% | 26.3% | 78.8% | −59.8 pts | −675.0 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $975m |
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.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so FTQI 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 FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or FTQI?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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