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NVDY vs XVNV: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF and $3.4m for FT Vest NVDA & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
37.1%
NVDY cash paid, 1 year
2.9%
XVNV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
+4.9%
NVDY total return, 1 year
−7.7%
XVNV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
NVDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.9 pts ahead of NVDA
NVDY
+4.9%
NVDA
+1.0%

3.9 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NVDA

+1.0%

NVDY

+4.9%

37.1% of it arrived as cash

3.9 pts ahead of NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.9 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NVDA

+1.0%

NVDY

+4.9%

3.9 pts ahead of NVDA

37.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NVDY over 1 year: paid 37.1%, price −33.2%, total +4.9%, NVDA +1.0%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XVNV · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with NVDA
XVNV
−7.7%
NVDA
−7.9%

About even with NVDA

XVNV since launch: paid 2.9%, price −10.3%, total −7.7%, NVDA −7.9%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NVDA

−7.9%

XVNV

−7.7%

about even with NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with NVDA

XVNV since launch: paid 2.9%, price −10.3%, total −7.7%, NVDA −7.9%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

NVDA

−7.9%

XVNV

−7.7%

about even with NVDA

2.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVNV since launch: paid 2.9%, price −10.3%, total −7.7%, NVDA −7.9%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XVNV costs 0.24 points a year less; NVDY is far larger, $1.3bn against $3.4m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NVDY vs XVNV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNVDYXVNV
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.9%not published
Price changefell 33.2% (1 year)fell 10.3% (since Aug 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNVIDIA (NVDA)NVIDIA (NVDA)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.3bn$3.4m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, NVDY and XVNV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NVDY XVNV
Only in one fund ↓
Only in NVDY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 20.93%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 19.90%
NVDA US 11/20/26 C210 2.61%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C215 0.02%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C220 0.02%
2NVDA US 11/20/26 C210.01 FLX 0.01%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C217.5 0.01%
NVDA US 11/06/26 C210 -0.06%
Only in XVNV
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 333.43%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 118.98%
NVIDIA Corporation 50.27%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 NVIDIA Corporation C 1,898.64 0.00%
2026-11-06 NVIDIA Corporation C 202.50 -0.37%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.48%
2027-01-22 NVIDIA Corporation P 1,898.64 -403.64%
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Side by side

NVDY YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly XVNV FT Vest NVDA & Target Income ETF · Option income on NVDA
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark NVIDIA (NVDA) NVIDIA (NVDA)
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 32.6% 16.5%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 37.1% 2.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −33.2% −10.3% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +4.9% −7.7% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.0% −7.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Ahead or behind +3.9 pts +0.2 pts (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.5 years 77 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.3bn $3.4m

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: NVDY vs XVNV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowNVDYXVNVNVDYXVNVNVDYXVNV
3 months−6.1%–9.0%–+2.5 pts–
6 months−2.3%–19.3%–+1.2 pts–
1 year+4.9%–37.1%–+3.9 pts–
3 years+228.4%–174.4%–−117.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: NVDY May 2023 · XVNV Aug 2026+323.5%−7.7%208.5%2.9%−279.0 pts+0.2 pts

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About each fund
NVDY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +1.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.6%, paid weekly.

XVNV

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVNV paid 2.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.7%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned −7.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.5%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NVDY or XVNV?
NVDY charges 1.09% a year and XVNV charges 0.85%, so XVNV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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