Which paid more, OEI or SDVD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% 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, OEI or SDVD?

With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OEI or SDVD?

OEI charges 1.02% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OEI 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 OEI’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI

+12.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

1.9 pts behind SPY

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 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 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+18.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.0%	rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	SDVD
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	SDVD
Expense ratio	1.02%	0.85%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026	$46m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SDVD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score75.7OEI84.7SDVD

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

OEI 75.7

SDVD 84.7

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

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI SDVD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OEI

NVIDIA Corp 8.22%

Microsoft Corp 5.93%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51%

Apple Inc 4.23%

Alphabet Inc 3.44%

Broadcom Inc 3.01%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54%

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

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income 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 Core Alternative First Trust

Strategy option income 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 9.6% 8.2%

Expense ratio 1.02% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 9.7%

Price change, 1 year +3.0% +8.6%

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.5%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 22%

Age 1.0 years 3.2 years

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $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: OEI vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	SDVD	OEI	SDVD	OEI	SDVD
3 months	+3.3%	−2.3%	2.4%	2.0%	+3.4 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+3.3%	4.7%	4.1%	+1.3 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	+12.9%	+18.9%	9.2%	9.7%	−1.9 pts	+1.4 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · SDVD Aug 2023	+15.0%	+53.9%	9.4%	31.3%	−1.1 pts	+1.9 pts

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About each fund

OEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OEI or SDVD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% 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, OEI or SDVD?: With every distribution reinvested, OEI returned +12.9% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OEI or SDVD?: OEI charges 1.02% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →OEI on its own →SDVD on its own →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

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

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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