Data as of .
CVRD vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year CVRD paid 7.4% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, though SPIN returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPIN 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 SPIN hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 4.87% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.88% | 7.06% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 3.23% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 3.14% |
| Visa Inc | 3.68% | 1.47% |
| Danaher Corp | 4.32% | 0.85% |
| Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc | 2.84% | 0.74% |
| Synopsys Inc | 2.53% | 0.63% |
| NextEra Energy Inc | 2.49% | 0.45% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc | 3.98% | 0.28% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.07% | 0.23% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 2.85% | 0.15% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | NVIDIA CORP 9.87% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | APPLE INC 6.03% |
| Union Pacific Corp 3.17% | ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65% |
| Blackrock Inc 3.03% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.91% |
| American Tower Corp 2.99% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.61% |
| Matador Resources Co 2.98% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.09% |
| Transocean Ltd 2.93% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07% |
| Adobe Inc 2.84% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.00% |
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 | SPIN | CVRD | SPIN | CVRD | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.7% | 1.7% | 0.8% | +1.7 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +12.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% | −12.3 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +11.3% | 7.4% | 5.2% | −11.0 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +28.5% | 26.3% | 15.2% | −59.8 pts | −13.7 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, so CVRD 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 SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPIN returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or SPIN?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN 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 SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.