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DDDD vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

DDDD on its own →SDVD on its own →
At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
9.7%
SDVD cash paid, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+18.9%
SDVD 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.
SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY
SDVD
+18.9%
SDVY
+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SDVD costs 0.16 points a year less; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $7.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDSDVD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+18.9%
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)rose 8.6% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$7.8m$903m
Holdings
Holdings in common4%

Method

What they share

4%

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

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD SDVD
Cincinnati Financial Corp 0.70% 0.95%
Regions Financial Corp 0.59% 0.88%
T Rowe Price Group Inc 0.57% 0.88%
Fifth Third Bancorp 1.18% 0.48%
Snap-on Inc 0.45% 0.83%
East West Bancorp Inc 0.43% 0.97%
American Financial Group Inc 0.25% 0.49%
Columbia Banking System Inc 0.22% 0.45%
Principal Financial Group Inc 0.55% 0.22%
Old Republic International Corp 0.21% 0.79%
BANK OZK 0.13% 0.91%
Korn Ferry 0.09% 0.43%
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%
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
Chevron Corp 3.94%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
Only in SDVD
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%
Veralto Corporation 1.05%
Assurant, Inc. 1.02%
National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%
VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%
Expedia Group, Inc. 0.98%
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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap 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 SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 8.2%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 9.7%
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +8.6%
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +18.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +17.5%
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 22%
Age 237 days 3.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.8m $903m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDSDVDDDDDSDVDDDDDSDVD
3 months+7.5%−2.3%1.6%2.0%−1.0 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+13.6%+3.3%3.3%4.1%−2.6 pts+0.9 pts
1 year–+18.9%–9.7%–+1.4 pts
3 years–+60.8%–31.3%–+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · SDVD Aug 2023+17.1%+53.9%3.4%31.3%−3.3 pts+1.9 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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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 to next
US dividend stocks (SCHD) →First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DDDD on its own →SDVD on its own →DDDD dividend history →DDDD holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD 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 ↗
SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for SDVD ↗

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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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