Which is cheaper, ODTE or SDVD?

ODTE charges 0.68% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ODTE vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ODTE and SDVD both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.1m for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

ODTE on its own →SDVD on its own →

At a glance

8.3%

ODTE cash paid, since launch, Apr 2, 2026

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

+4.5%

ODTE total return, since launch, Apr 2, 2026

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

ODTE · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

ODTE

+4.5%

none

Not measured

ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ODTE

+4.5%

8.3% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ODTE

+4.5%

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. 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, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ODTE costs 0.17 points a year less; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $2.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ODTE vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ODTE	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	ODTE	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	not published	+18.9%
Price change	fell 7.1% (3 months)	rose 8.6% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ODTE	SDVD
Benchmark	its own holdings	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 0.9 pts	ahead by 1.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	ODTE	SDVD
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.1m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	ODTE	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ODTE SDVD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ODTE

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.78%

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.34%

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.10%

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

ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly 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 VegaShares First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 14.0% 8.2%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% (since launch, Apr 2, 2026) 9.7%

Price change, 1 year −3.5% (since launch, Apr 2, 2026) +8.6%

Total return, 1 year +4.5% (since launch, Apr 2, 2026) +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +17.5%

Ahead or behind not available +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 22%

Age 216 days 3.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.1m $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: ODTE vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ODTE	SDVD	ODTE	SDVD	ODTE	SDVD
3 months	−3.8%	−2.3%	3.5%	2.0%	−0.9 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−5.4%	+3.3%	6.7%	4.1%	not measured	+0.9 pts
1 year	–	+18.9%	–	9.7%	–	+1.4 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · SDVD Aug 2023	+4.5%	+53.9%	8.3%	31.3%	not measured	+1.9 pts

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About each fund

ODTE

ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.

Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares 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.

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 is cheaper, ODTE or SDVD?: ODTE charges 0.68% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ODTE on its own →SDVD on its own →ODTE dividend history →ODTE holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ODTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ODTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ODTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VegaShares page for ODTE ↗

SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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