Data as of .
FTQI vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTQI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and RDVI hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 2.18% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 2.16% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.75% | 2.04% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 1.97% |
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 1.66% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.41% | 2.05% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.30% | 1.78% |
| KLA Corporation | 1.29% | 2.16% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 1.24% | 2.31% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.20% | 2.30% |
| Expedia Group, Inc. | 0.79% | 2.13% |
| US Dollar | 5.75% | 0.71% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.13% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.10% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% | Ross Stores, Inc. 2.06% |
| Broadcom Inc. 1.92% | Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.06% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.42% | Bank of America Corporation 2.03% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | RDVI | FTQI | RDVI | FTQI | RDVI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +0.3% | 2.9% | 2.1% | +6.5 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +15.1% | 6.3% | 4.6% | −5.9 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +19.2% | 12.0% | 8.8% | −0.3 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | +69.2% | 37.0% | 29.6% | −35.3 pts | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +101.2% | 78.8% | 41.0% | −675.0 pts | +32.0 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $3.7bn |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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 paid more, FTQI or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, so FTQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTQI or RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or RDVI?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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