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CVRD vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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CVRD and NLSI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF.

At a glance
7.7%
CVRD cash paid, 1 year
5.0%
NLSI cash paid, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+12.7%
CVRD total return, 1 year
+17.7%
NLSI total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD
+12.7%
Own
+23.1%

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.
NLSI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI
+17.7%
SPY
+12.7%

5 pts ahead of SPY

NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

NLSI

+17.7%

5.0% as cash

5 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5 pts ahead of SPY

NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

NLSI

+17.7%

5 pts ahead of SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CVRD costs 1.99 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCVRDNLSI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.7%not published
Price changerose 4.3% (1 year)rose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 10.4 ptsahead by 5.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.90%2.89%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026$32m$5.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common5%

Method

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and NLSI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD NLSI
T-Mobile US Inc 2.83% 4.14%
PayPal Holdings Inc 2.30% 4.29%
Amazon.com Inc 4.03% -1.76%
Union Pacific Corp 3.15% -1.93%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.64% -1.95%
Blackrock Inc 3.01% -1.97%
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Only in CVRD
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%
Danaher Corp 4.29%
Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%
Visa Inc 3.65%
Broadcom Inc 3.55%
PepsiCo Inc 3.05%
Only in NLSI
Micron Technology Inc 12.00%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 5.94%
Valero Energy Corp 5.14%
Chevron Corp 4.51%
Intuit Inc 4.45%
Walt Disney Co 4.42%
Phillips 66 4.39%
Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.30%
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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Madison NEOS
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 5.6%
Expense ratio 0.90% 2.89%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 5.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Price change, 1 year +4.3% +12.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +12.7% +17.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% +12.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts +5.0 pts (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.2 years 329 days
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026 $32m $5.3m

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

Window by window: CVRD vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCVRDNLSICVRDNLSICVRDNLSI
3 months+5.7%+6.7%1.6%1.4%−0.8 pts+6.9 pts
6 months+5.8%+21.4%3.2%3.0%−3.8 pts+16.4 pts
1 year+12.7%–7.7%–−10.4 pts–
3 years+26.9%–27.7%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · NLSI Dec 2025+27.2%+17.7%27.8%5.0%not measured+4.9 pts

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About each fund
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.

NLSI

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 10, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NLSI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CVRD or NLSI?
CVRD charges 0.90% a year and NLSI charges 2.89%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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