Which paid more, CVRD or XIDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?

With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CVRD or XIDE?

CVRD charges 0.90% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CVRD vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its price in cash against XIDE’s 6.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

7.7%

CVRD cash paid, 1 year

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

CVRD total return, 1 year

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

XIDE costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CVRD	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	CVRD	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.3%	rose 0.1%
Against its benchmark
Measure	CVRD	XIDE
Benchmark	its own stocks	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	CVRD	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.85%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026	$32m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	CVRD	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · CVRD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score80.5CVRD61.1XIDE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

CVRD 80.5

XIDE 61.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CVRD

Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%

Danaher Corp 4.29%

Amazon.com Inc 4.03%

Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%

Microsoft Corp 3.85%

Visa Inc 3.65%

Broadcom Inc 3.55%

Only in XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Madison First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 6.3%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 61%

Age 3.2 years 2.9 years

Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $32m $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CVRD	XIDE	CVRD	XIDE	CVRD	XIDE
3 months	+5.7%	+1.3%	1.6%	1.5%	−0.8 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+3.1%	3.2%	3.1%	−3.8 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	+12.7%	+6.6%	7.7%	6.3%	−10.4 pts	−8.2 pts
3 years	+26.9%	–	27.7%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · XIDE Dec 2023	+27.2%	+20.7%	27.8%	18.4%	not measured	−47.4 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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or XIDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?: With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or XIDE?: CVRD charges 0.90% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so XIDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →CVRD on its own →XIDE on its own →CVRD dividend history →CVRD holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CVRD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CVRD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Madison website ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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