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QDTY vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 9.1%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $37m for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $3.9bn for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

At a glance
30.7%
QDTY cash paid, 1 year
9.1%
RDVI cash paid, 1 year
+10.1%
QDTY total return, 1 year
+22.0%
RDVI total return, 1 year
QDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY
+10.1%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

2.2 pts behind QQQ

30.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
RDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with RDVY
RDVI
+22.0%
RDVY
+22.2%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

9.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

about even with RDVY

9.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.9 points; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $37m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTY vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQDTYRDVI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.1%+22.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 21.9%rose 12.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQFirst Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.17%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$37m$3.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · RDVI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score27.8QDTY92.5RDVI

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QDTY and RDVI 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 QDTY RDVI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QDTY
NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 95.10%
XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 0.73%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 0.05%
Only in RDVI
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%
Accenture plc 2.35%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35%
Veralto Corporation 2.34%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%
The Allstate Corporation 2.23%
Expedia Group, Inc. 2.17%
Chubb Limited 2.16%
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Side by side

QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly
Strategy 0DTE covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 30.9% 8.3%
Expense ratio 1.17% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.7% 9.1%
Price change, 1 year −21.9% +12.2%
Total return, 1 year +10.1% +22.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +22.2%
Ahead or behind −2.2 pts −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 75% 40%
Age 1.7 years 4.0 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $37m $3.9bn

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: QDTY vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQDTYRDVIQDTYRDVIQDTYRDVI
3 months−2.6%−1.9%7.4%2.0%+0.8 pts+0.6 pts
6 months+0.6%+7.9%15.2%4.3%+1.0 pts+0.1 pts
1 year+10.1%+22.0%30.7%9.1%−2.2 pts−0.2 pts
3 years–+76.0%–30.9%–−6.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTY Feb 2025 · RDVI Oct 2022+21.7%+106.5%45.1%43.0%−8.5 pts−8.4 pts

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About each fund
QDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

RDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +22.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTY or RDVI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 9.1%, 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 +10.1% and RDVI +22.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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