Data as of .
MDST vs TDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year MDST paid 10.0% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TDVI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MDST and TDVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MDST | Only in TDVI |
|---|---|
| ENERGY TRANSFER LP 8.97% | Texas Instruments Incorporated 8.22% |
| ENBRIDGE INC 8.79% | Oracle Corporation 7.97% |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 8.61% | International Business Machines Corporat 7.90% |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP 6.87% | Microsoft Corporation 7.83% |
| DT MIDSTREAM INC 6.43% | Broadcom Inc. 7.77% |
| KINDER MORGAN INC 5.64% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.21% |
| CHENIERE ENERGY INC 5.05% | QUALCOMM Incorporated 4.19% |
| ONEOK INC 5.00% | Analog Devices, Inc. 3.19% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDST | TDVI | MDST | TDVI | MDST | TDVI | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | −2.9% | 2.4% | 1.9% | −15.9 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +21.2% | 4.7% | 4.5% | −4.2 pts | −19.2 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +17.1% | 10.0% | 8.1% | −28.6 pts | −20.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +101.3% | not published | 31.3% | not published | −26.7 pts |
| Since launch | +48.9% | +101.0% | 26.1% | 31.3% | +7.3 pts | −29.0 pts |
| MDST Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying monthly | TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on XLK, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Westwood | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.3% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.80% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.0% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.2% | +8.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +17.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −28.6 pts | −20.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 892 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $247m | $631m |
MDST in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 28.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.
TDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDVI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 20.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, MDST or TDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash and TDVI paid 8.1%, so MDST paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, MDST or TDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, MDST returned +19.2% and TDVI returned +17.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so MDST returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MDST or TDVI?
- MDST charges 0.80% a year and TDVI charges 0.75%, so TDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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