Which is cheaper, DDDD or RDVI?

DDDD charges 1.01% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DDDD vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

DDDD and RDVI both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $3.9bn for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

DDDD on its own →RDVI on its own →

At a glance

3.4%

DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

9.1%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

+17.1%

DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026

+22.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD

+17.1%

SCHD

+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with RDVY

RDVI

+22.0%

RDVY

+22.2%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

9.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

about even with RDVY

9.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.26 points a year less; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $7.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DDDD	RDVI
Paid and earned
Measure	DDDD	RDVI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+22.0%
Price change	rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)	rose 12.2% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment	40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DDDD	RDVI
Benchmark	US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY
Cost and size
Measure	DDDD	RDVI
Expense ratio	1.01%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.8m	$3.9bn
Holdings
Measure	DDDD	RDVI
Holdings in common	8%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and RDVI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD RDVI

Accenture PLC 3.77% 2.35%

Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.81% 2.32%

Cincinnati Financial Corp 0.70% 2.12%

Regions Financial Corp 0.59% 1.95%

QUALCOMM Inc 3.92% 0.49%

Snap-on Inc 0.45% 1.85%

East West Bancorp Inc 0.43% 0.54%

Abbott Laboratories 4.02% 0.37%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DDDD

Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%

Procter & Gamble Co 4.37%

Home Depot Inc 4.29%

Coca-Cola Co 4.18%

Amgen Inc 4.16%

Chevron Corp 3.94%

UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.91%

PepsiCo Inc 3.90%

Only in RDVI

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35%

Veralto Corporation 2.34%

The Allstate Corporation 2.23%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.17%

Chubb Limited 2.16%

Microsoft Corporation 2.16%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.15%

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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 8.3%

Expense ratio 1.01% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 9.1%

Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +12.2%

Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +22.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +22.2%

Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 40%

Age 237 days 4.0 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.8m $3.9bn

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: DDDD vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DDDD	RDVI	DDDD	RDVI	DDDD	RDVI
3 months	+7.5%	−1.9%	1.6%	2.0%	−1.0 pts	+0.6 pts
6 months	+13.6%	+7.9%	3.3%	4.3%	−2.6 pts	+0.1 pts
1 year	–	+22.0%	–	9.1%	–	−0.2 pts
3 years	–	+76.0%	–	30.9%	–	−6.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · RDVI Oct 2022	+17.1%	+106.5%	3.4%	43.0%	−3.3 pts	−8.4 pts

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About each fund

DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

RDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +22.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or RDVI?: DDDD charges 1.01% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

US dividend stocks (SCHD) →First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DDDD on its own →RDVI on its own →DDDD dividend history →DDDD holdings →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DDDD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DDDD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DDDD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for DDDD ↗

RDVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RDVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for RDVI ↗

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How this is computed

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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