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DYLG vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, and 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 $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

DYLG on its own →SDVD on its own →
At a glance
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
SDVD cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
DYLG total return, 1 year
+18.9%
SDVD 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.
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%

9.7% cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. 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 +18.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points; SDVD is far larger, $879m against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDYLGSDVD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+18.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.7%rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$4.8m$879m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG SDVD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DYLG
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%
AMGEN INC. 4.39%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%
VISA INC. 4.17%
ALPHABET INC. 4.05%
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%
Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%
National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%
VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%
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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly 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 Global X First Trust
Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark none First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 8.2%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year +4.7% +8.6%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +18.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +17.5%
Ahead or behind not available +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 22%
Age 3.3 years 3.2 years
Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $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: DYLG vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDYLGSDVDDYLGSDVDDYLGSDVD
3 months−0.1%−2.3%0.8%2.0%not measured+0.5 pts
6 months+8.2%+3.3%1.8%4.1%not measured+0.9 pts
1 year+14.8%+18.9%9.2%9.7%not measured+1.4 pts
3 years+53.4%+60.8%31.6%31.3%not measured+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · SDVD Aug 2023+49.0%+53.9%31.3%31.3%not measured+1.9 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.

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 paid more, DYLG or SDVD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so SDVD 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 SDVD?
With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or SDVD?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DYLG on its own →SDVD on its own →DYLG dividend history →DYLG holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD 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 ↗
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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