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KHPI 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 KHPI’s 9.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF, and $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

At a glance
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
SDVD cash paid, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
+18.9%
SDVD total return, 1 year
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

5.3 pts behind SPY

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. 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

SDVD costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KHPI vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKHPISDVD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.5%+18.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%0.85%
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026$401m$903m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SDVD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score62KHPI84.7SDVD

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, KHPI and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KHPI SDVD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
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

KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, 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 Kensington First Trust
Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 8.2%
Expense ratio 0.98% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.0% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +8.6%
Total return, 1 year +9.5% +18.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.5%
Ahead or behind −5.3 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 22%
Age 2.2 years 3.2 years
Net assets, KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $401m $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: KHPI vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKHPISDVDKHPISDVDKHPISDVD
3 months+0.8%−2.3%2.2%2.0%+0.9 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+4.6%+3.3%4.5%4.1%−0.5 pts+0.9 pts
1 year+9.5%+18.9%9.0%9.7%−5.3 pts+1.4 pts
3 years–+60.8%–31.3%–+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KHPI Sep 2024 · SDVD Aug 2023+26.2%+53.9%19.9%31.3%−17.0 pts+1.9 pts

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About each fund
KHPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 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, KHPI or SDVD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% 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, KHPI or SDVD?
With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +9.5% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KHPI or SDVD?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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