Which paid more, QXQ or RDVI?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.9%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or RDVI?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and RDVI +18.0% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or RDVI?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+5.9 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: RDVI ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.23 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, RDVI 0.75%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	RDVI
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	RDVI
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+18.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	rose 8.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	RDVI
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	RDVI
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.75%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and RDVI as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$3.9bn
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	RDVI
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score52QXQ92.7RDVI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QXQ 52

RDVI 92.7

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

Key numbers

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

8.9%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+18.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

RDVI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with RDVY

RDVI

+18.0%

RDVY

+17.9%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.4%, total +18.0%, RDVY +17.9%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

RDVY

+17.9%

RDVI

+18.0%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.4%, total +18.0%, RDVY +17.9%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

RDVY

+17.9%

RDVI

+18.0%

8.9% cash

about even with RDVY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RDVI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.4%, total +18.0%, RDVY +17.9%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly 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

Issuer SGI First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 8.4%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 8.9%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% +8.4%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +18.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +17.9%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts +0.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 40%

Age 2.4 years 4.1 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and RDVI as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $3.9bn

As of Nov 12, 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: QXQ vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	RDVI	QXQ	RDVI	QXQ	RDVI
3 months	−5.4%	−4.1%	0.2%	2.0%	+0.5 pts	+0.7 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+8.0%	0.5%	4.4%	+0.4 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+18.0%	15.1%	8.9%	+0.8 pts	0.0 pts
3 years	–	+75.9%	–	31.4%	–	−6.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · RDVI Oct 2022	+47.7%	+103.0%	22.8%	43.0%	+2.2 pts	−8.2 pts

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About each fund

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

RDVI

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, RDVI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +17.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% 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, QXQ or RDVI?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.9%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or RDVI?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and RDVI +18.0% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or RDVI?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →QXQ on its own →RDVI on its own →QXQ dividend history →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

RDVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RDVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for RDVI ↗

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How this is computed

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

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF, and $3.9bn on Nov 11, 2026 for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

QXQ on its own →RDVI on its own →

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QXQ and RDVI

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%RDVI +18.0%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, RDVI +18.0%: RDVI +5.9 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.