Data as of .
MLPD vs TDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year MLPD paid 13.3% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.1%, though TDVI 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, MLPD and TDVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MLPD | Only in TDVI |
|---|---|
| GLOBAL X MLP & ENERGY INFRAS 102.10% | Texas Instruments Incorporated 8.22% |
| CASH 1.05% | Oracle Corporation 7.97% |
| OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -1.02% | International Business Machines Corporat 7.90% |
| 2MLPX US 10/16/2026 C74 -2.13% | Microsoft Corporation 7.83% |
| Broadcom Inc. 7.77% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.21% | |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated 4.19% | |
| 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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLPD | TDVI | MLPD | TDVI | MLPD | TDVI | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | −2.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | −16.2 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 6 months | +4.1% | +21.2% | 5.7% | 4.5% | −5.8 pts | −19.2 pts |
| 1 year | +12.0% | +17.1% | 13.3% | 8.1% | −35.8 pts | −20.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +101.3% | not published | 31.3% | not published | −26.7 pts |
| Since launch | +33.5% | +101.0% | 28.2% | 31.3% | −14.7 pts | −29.0 pts |
| MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF Covered call on XLE, paying monthly | TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on XLK, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.0% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.3% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.1% | +8.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | +17.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −35.8 pts | −20.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 863 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $631m |
MLPD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MLPD paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, MLPD or TDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MLPD paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash and TDVI paid 8.1%, so MLPD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, MLPD or TDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, MLPD returned +12.0% and TDVI returned +17.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, MLPD or TDVI?
- MLPD charges 0.60% a year and TDVI charges 0.75%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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