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DYLG vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 9.1%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $3.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

DYLG on its own →RDVI on its own →
At a glance
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
9.1%
RDVI cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
+22.0%
RDVI total return, 1 year
DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
DYLG
+14.8%
none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. 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

DYLG costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; RDVI is far larger, $3.8bn against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDYLGRDVI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+22.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.7%rose 12.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedFirst Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.75%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$4.8m$3.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common18%

Method

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and RDVI hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG RDVI
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26% 2.39%
VISA INC. 4.17% 2.35%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 2.16%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01% 2.02%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 2.00%
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83% 1.88%
APPLE INC. 3.52% 1.63%
ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 1.57%
SALESFORCE, INC. 2.10% 1.51%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 0.48%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DYLG
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%
AMGEN INC. 4.39%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%
THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 3.78%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.09%
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 3.08%
Only in RDVI
Accenture plc 2.35%
Veralto Corporation 2.34%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%
The Allstate Corporation 2.23%
Expedia Group, Inc. 2.17%
Chubb Limited 2.16%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.15%
GE Vernova Inc. 2.13%
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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly 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 Global X First Trust
Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark none First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 8.3%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 9.1%
Price change, 1 year +4.7% +12.2%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +22.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +22.2%
Ahead or behind not available −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 40%
Age 3.3 years 4.0 years
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and RDVI as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $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: DYLG vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDYLGRDVIDYLGRDVIDYLGRDVI
3 months−0.1%−1.9%0.8%2.0%not measured+0.6 pts
6 months+8.2%+7.9%1.8%4.3%not measured+0.1 pts
1 year+14.8%+22.0%9.2%9.1%not measured−0.2 pts
3 years+53.4%+76.0%31.6%30.9%not measured−6.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · RDVI Oct 2022+49.0%+106.5%31.3%43.0%not measured−8.4 pts

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About each fund
DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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 paid more, DYLG or RDVI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 9.1%, so DYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DYLG or RDVI?
With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and RDVI +22.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or RDVI?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →RDVI on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Global X page for DYLG ↗
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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