Which paid more, QXQ or SDVD?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.4%, 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 SDVD?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and SDVD +14.6% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or SDVD?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+2.5 pts

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

Fee gap

0.13 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, SDVD 0.85%, 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

SDVD costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+14.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	rose 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	SDVD
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	SDVD
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.85%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$916m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	SDVD
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score52QXQ85.7SDVD

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

SDVD 85.7

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

9.4%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+14.6%

SDVD 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.

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 1.5 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD

+14.6%

SDVY

+13.1%

1.5 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.4%, price +4.7%, total +14.6%, SDVY +13.1%, +1.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SDVY

+13.1%

SDVD

+14.6%

9.4% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.4%, price +4.7%, total +14.6%, SDVY +13.1%, +1.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SDVY

+13.1%

SDVD

+14.6%

9.4% as cash

1.5 pts ahead of SDVY

9.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.4%, price +4.7%, total +14.6%, SDVY +13.1%, +1.5 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 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 SGI First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 8.3%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 9.4%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% +4.7%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +14.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +13.1%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts +1.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 22%

Age 2.4 years 3.3 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $916m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	SDVD	QXQ	SDVD	QXQ	SDVD
3 months	−5.4%	−3.1%	0.2%	2.0%	+0.5 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+4.9%	0.5%	4.2%	+0.4 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+14.6%	15.1%	9.4%	+0.8 pts	+1.6 pts
3 years	–	+63.6%	–	32.2%	–	+1.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · SDVD Aug 2023	+47.7%	+52.2%	22.8%	31.3%	+2.2 pts	+2.2 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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SDVD paid 9.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +13.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, 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, QXQ or SDVD?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.4%, 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 SDVD?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and SDVD +14.6% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or SDVD?: QXQ charges 0.98% 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

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

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI 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.

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 $916m on Nov 11, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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QXQ and SDVD

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%SDVD +14.6%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, SDVD +14.6%: SDVD +2.5 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.