Data as of .
DRKY vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and RDVI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and RDVI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 1.97% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | Lam Research Corporation 2.31% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.17% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% | KLA Corporation 2.16% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | RDVI | DRKY | RDVI | DRKY | RDVI | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +0.3% | 3.8% | 2.1% | +9.6 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +15.1% | 8.1% | 4.6% | +7.1 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +19.2% | not published | 8.8% | not published | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +101.2% | 14.1% | 41.0% | +9.7 pts | +32.0 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $3.7bn |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or RDVI?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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