Data as of .
DDDD vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and SDVD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and SDVD hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | SDVD |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Financial Corp | 0.64% | 0.88% |
| Regions Financial Corp | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| T Rowe Price Group Inc | 0.56% | 0.87% |
| Snap-on Inc | 0.50% | 0.86% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 1.15% | 0.48% |
| East West Bancorp Inc | 0.43% | 0.94% |
| Principal Financial Group Inc | 0.50% | 0.24% |
| American Financial Group Inc/O | 0.23% | 0.46% |
| Old Republic International Cor | 0.23% | 0.83% |
| Columbia Banking System Inc | 0.22% | 0.44% |
| Bank OZK | 0.13% | 0.87% |
| Korn Ferry | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc 5.66% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.04% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 4.85% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| Chevron Corp 4.10% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.02% | VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% |
| ConocoPhillips 3.91% | Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
| PepsiCo Inc 3.85% | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A 0.99% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.67% | Expedia Group, Inc. 0.97% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | SDVD | DDDD | SDVD | DDDD | SDVD | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | −0.1% | 1.6% | 2.1% | +2.6 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +8.3% | 1.7% | 4.4% | −7.6 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.8% | not published | 9.2% | not published | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +47.6% | 1.6% | 29.7% | −6.5 pts | −4.1 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $888m |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DDDD or SDVD?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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