Data as of .
QDTY vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTY paid 30.9% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDVI 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, QDTY and RDVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTY | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 100.00% | Lam Research Corporation 2.31% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% | |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | |
| NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTY | RDVI | QDTY | RDVI | QDTY | RDVI | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +0.3% | 7.9% | 2.1% | +1.6 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +20.7% | +15.1% | 17.3% | 4.6% | −3.6 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +20.2% | +19.2% | 30.9% | 8.8% | −1.6 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +27.1% | +101.2% | 42.0% | 41.0% | −8.5 pts | +32.0 pts |
| QDTY YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.9% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.17% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 30.9% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −14.0% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.2% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.6 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 94% | not published |
| Age | 582 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $3.7bn |
QDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QDTY or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, so QDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QDTY or RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTY returned +20.2% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTY or RDVI?
- QDTY charges 1.17% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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