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CVRD vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year SCLZ paid 8.4% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Madison Covered Call ETF and Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

7.4%CVRD cash paid, 1 year
8.4%SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
+5.6%CVRD total return, 1 year
+13.2%SCLZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SCLZ scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

CVRD 35.5SCLZ 43.63.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

CVRD11 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%7.4% as cash11 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%11 pts behind SPY
SCLZ14 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%8.4% of it arrived as cash14 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%14 pts behind SCHD

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and SCLZ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CVRD and SCLZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCVRDSCLZ
Amazon.com Inc4.06%3.75%
Microsoft Corp3.88%3.71%
Broadcom Inc3.57%4.71%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%3.34%
Visa Inc3.68%2.27%
Lowe's Cos Inc2.99%0.66%
Honeywell International Inc1.48%0.32%
Newmont Corp2.21%0.32%
Honeywell Aerospace Inc1.46%0.29%
T-Mobile US Inc2.85%0.14%
Only in each
Only in CVRDOnly in SCLZ
Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.89%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58%APPLE INC 6.15%
Danaher Corp 4.32%NVIDIA CORP 5.99%
Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98%ALPHABET INC 5.18%
Union Pacific Corp 3.17%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14%
PepsiCo Inc 3.07%ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86%
Blackrock Inc 3.03%JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50%
American Tower Corp 2.99%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10%

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.

Performance, window by window

CVRD and SCLZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CVRDSCLZCVRDSCLZCVRDSCLZ
3 months+4.0%+2.9%1.7%2.1%+1.7 pts−3.6 pts
6 months+5.7%+14.2%3.3%3.8%−12.3 pts+1.6 pts
1 year+5.6%+13.2%7.4%8.4%−11.0 pts−14.0 pts
3 years+19.5%not published25.9%not published−58.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+21.1%+36.5%26.3%19.6%−59.8 pts−6.3 pts
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CVRD and SCLZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CVRD
Madison Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly
SCLZ
Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly
IssuerMadisonSwan
Strategycovered calldividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.5%8.5%
Expense ratio0.92%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year7.4%8.4%
Price change, 1 year−2.2%+4.1%
Total return, 1 year+5.6%+13.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+27.2%
Ahead or behind−11.0 pts−14.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1123 days934 days
Net assets$32m$20m

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.

SCLZ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or SCLZ?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.4%, so SCLZ 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 SCLZ?
With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and SCLZ returned +13.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SCLZ returned more.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or SCLZ?
CVRD charges 0.92% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CVRD against SCLZ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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