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GIAX vs IDVO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GIAX paid 22.8% of its price in cash against IDVO’s 6.7%, though IDVO returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $102m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF, and $1.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

At a glance
22.8%
GIAX cash paid, 1 year
6.7%
IDVO cash paid, 1 year
+6.9%
GIAX total return, 1 year
+13.9%
IDVO total return, 1 year
GIAX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.9 pts behind SPY
GIAX
+6.9%
SPY
+14.8%

7.9 pts behind SPY

GIAX over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −16.1%, total +6.9%, SPY +14.8%, −7.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GIAX

+6.9%

22.8% of it arrived as cash

7.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.9 pts behind SPY

GIAX over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −16.1%, total +6.9%, SPY +14.8%, −7.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GIAX

+6.9%

7.9 pts behind SPY

22.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GIAX over 1 year: paid 22.8%, price −16.1%, total +6.9%, SPY +14.8%, −7.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IDVO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3 pts behind ACWX
IDVO
+13.9%
ACWX
+16.9%

3 pts behind ACWX

IDVO over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price +7.3%, total +13.9%, ACWX +16.9%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWX

+16.9%

IDVO

+13.9%

6.7% of it arrived as cash

3 pts behind ACWX

Total return, distributions reinvested

3 pts behind ACWX

IDVO over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price +7.3%, total +13.9%, ACWX +16.9%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ACWX

+16.9%

IDVO

+13.9%

3 pts behind ACWX

6.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. IDVO over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price +7.3%, total +13.9%, ACWX +16.9%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IDVO costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GIAX vs IDVO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGIAXIDVO
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.9%+13.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 16.1%rose 7.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment86% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, measured through ACWX
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 7.9 ptsbehind by 3.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.03%0.65%
Net assets, GIAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and IDVO as of Nov 3, 2026$102m$1.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IDVO scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score26.6GIAX87.1IDVO

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Aug 9, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 116 weekly returns
GIAX IDVO
Return
Total return edge IDVO +27.1% +51.5%
Annualized edge IDVO +11.4% +20.5%
Price return edge IDVO −26.2% +32.3%
Risk
Volatility edge IDVO 20.4% 14.8%
Max drawdown edge IDVO −18.3% −11.6%
Downside capture 120.1% 90.2%
Beta 1.15 0.88
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IDVO 0.43 1.06
Sortino edge IDVO 0.64 1.49
Treynor 0.076 0.159
Calmar edge IDVO 0.62 1.76
Against the benchmark
Alpha −7.2% a year +3.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.97 1.08
Information ratio −0.46 0.28
Tracking error 11.2% 6.5%

Each against its own benchmark: GIAX against SPY, Aug 9, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; IDVO against ACWX, Sep 16, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, IDVO returned more: +51.5% to +27.1%. IDVO swung less: 14.8% to 20.4%. IDVO fell less at its worst: −11.6% to −18.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GIAX vs IDVO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGIAXIDVOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+27.1%+51.5%IDVOPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.4%+20.5%IDVOTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−26.2%+32.3%IDVOPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility20.4%14.8%IDVOSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation13.7%10.5%IDVOLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−18.3%−11.6%IDVODeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture115.7%90.9%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture120.1%90.2%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.150.88Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.710.82Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.431.06IDVOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.641.49IDVOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0760.159Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.621.76IDVOAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYACWXThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−7.2% a year+3.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.971.08Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−21.8% to +7.5%−2.8% to +9.5%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.460.28Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error11.2%6.5%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 116 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, GIAX and IDVO hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GIAX IDVO
TSMC 4.18% 5.40%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GIAX
Freedom 100 Emerging Markets E 7.87%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Market 7.58%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 7.17%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap 6.44%
Micron Technology Inc 6.00%
Nebius Group NV 5.43%
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap G 4.82%
Microsoft Corp 4.62%
Only in IDVO
Bank of Montreal 3.71%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 3.67%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 3.59%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 3.31%
Siemens AG 3.14%
Southern Copper Corp 2.80%
ASML Holding NV 2.75%
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV 2.74%
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Side by side

GIAX Nicholas Global Equity and Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly IDVO Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on ACWX, paying monthly
Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 25.1% 6.1%
Expense ratio 1.03% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 22.8% 6.7%
Price change, 1 year −16.1% +7.3%
Total return, 1 year +6.9% +13.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +16.9%
Ahead or behind −7.9 pts −3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 86%
Age 2.3 years 4.2 years
Net assets, GIAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and IDVO as of Nov 3, 2026 $102m $1.4bn

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: GIAX vs IDVO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGIAXIDVOGIAXIDVOGIAXIDVO
3 months−4.5%−5.1%6.0%1.5%−4.3 pts−2.2 pts
6 months−5.1%−5.0%11.5%2.9%−10.1 pts−4.4 pts
1 year+6.9%+13.9%22.8%6.7%−7.9 pts−3.0 pts
3 years–+75.9%–23.1%–+5.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GIAX Jul 2024 · IDVO Sep 2022+24.4%+104.6%47.5%32.5%−20.8 pts+13.8 pts

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About each fund
GIAX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GIAX paid 22.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

IDVO

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IDVO paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) returned +16.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 86% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GIAX or IDVO?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GIAX paid 22.8% of its starting price in cash and IDVO paid 6.7%, so GIAX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, GIAX or IDVO?
With every distribution reinvested, GIAX returned +6.9% and IDVO +13.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GIAX or IDVO?
GIAX charges 1.03% a year and IDVO charges 0.65%, so IDVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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