Data as of .
CVRD vs RNTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RNTY paid 11.9% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, though CVRD 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 RNTY hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | RNTY |
|---|---|---|
| American Tower Corp | 2.99% | 3.79% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in RNTY |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | Prologis Inc 6.72% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | Welltower Inc 6.63% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | Vivmark Residential 6.31% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.06% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.88% | Equinix Inc 4.92% |
| Visa Inc 3.68% | St Joe Co/The 4.41% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | Realty Income Corp 4.36% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | RNTY | CVRD | RNTY | CVRD | RNTY | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −2.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | +1.7 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +2.5% | 3.3% | 6.2% | −12.3 pts | −15.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +4.6% | 7.4% | 11.9% | −11.0 pts | −12.0 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +7.9% | 26.3% | 15.8% | −59.8 pts | −39.2 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic 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% | 12.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +4.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 1123 days | 519 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $6m |
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.
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or RNTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 11.9%, so RNTY 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 RNTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and RNTY returned +4.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so CVRD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or RNTY?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so CVRD 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 RNTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-rnty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.