Which paid more, CVRD or YLDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so YLDE 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 YLDE?

With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CVRD or YLDE?

CVRD charges 0.90% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CVRD vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.7%

CVRD cash paid, 1 year

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

CVRD total return, 1 year

+19.0%

YLDE 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CVRD	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	CVRD	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+19.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.3%	rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
Measure	CVRD	YLDE
Benchmark	its own stocks	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Measure	CVRD	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.48%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026	$32m	$186m
Holdings
Measure	CVRD	YLDE
Holdings in common	19%

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

IQ Income Score80.5CVRD91.9YLDE

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

YLDE 91.9

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

19%

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and YLDE hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD YLDE

Microsoft Corp 3.85% 2.61%

Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 2.82% 2.47%

Union Pacific Corp 3.15% 2.40%

Broadcom Inc 3.55% 2.21%

Comcast Corp 2.33% 2.19%

Visa Inc 3.65% 1.79%

T-Mobile US Inc 2.83% 1.63%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.64% 1.59%

American Tower Corp 2.97% 1.25%

Honeywell International Inc 1.47% 0.61%

Honeywell Aerospace Inc 1.45% 0.61%

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%

PepsiCo Inc 3.05%

Blackrock Inc 3.01%

Lowe's Cos Inc 2.97%

Only in YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%

ALPHABET INC 3.52%

NVIDIA CORP 2.97%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

UNILEVER PLC 2.58%

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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer Madison Franklin

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 7.9%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +19.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 67%

Age 3.2 years 9.5 years

Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $32m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CVRD	YLDE	CVRD	YLDE	CVRD	YLDE
3 months	+5.7%	+3.2%	1.6%	1.6%	−0.8 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+8.6%	3.2%	4.0%	−3.8 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	+12.7%	+19.0%	7.7%	7.9%	−10.4 pts	+4.2 pts
3 years	+26.9%	+61.5%	27.7%	18.0%	not measured	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · YLDE May 2017	+27.2%	+197.5%	27.8%	44.5%	not measured	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 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 YLDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so YLDE 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 YLDE?: With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or YLDE?: CVRD charges 0.90% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →CVRD on its own →YLDE on its own →CVRD dividend history →CVRD holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CVRD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CVRD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Madison website ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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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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