Data as of .
CVRD vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YLDE paid 7.6% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YLDE 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 YLDE hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 3.88% | 2.67% |
| Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc | 2.84% | 2.52% |
| Union Pacific Corp | 3.17% | 2.45% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 2.25% |
| Comcast Corp | 2.35% | 2.23% |
| Visa Inc | 3.68% | 1.83% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 2.85% | 1.67% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 1.63% |
| American Tower Corp | 2.99% | 1.28% |
| Honeywell International Inc | 1.48% | 0.63% |
| Honeywell Aerospace Inc | 1.46% | 0.62% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| Danaher Corp 4.32% | ALPHABET INC 3.60% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.06% | NVIDIA CORP 3.03% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| PepsiCo Inc 3.07% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Blackrock Inc 3.03% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Lowe's Cos Inc 2.99% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | YLDE | CVRD | YLDE | CVRD | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% | +1.7 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +8.4% | 3.3% | 4.1% | −12.3 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +10.5% | 7.4% | 7.6% | −11.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | +51.1% | 25.9% | 16.8% | −58.9 pts | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +181.4% | 26.3% | 42.1% | −59.8 pts | −86.6 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | 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% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 +5.6% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YLDE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or YLDE?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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