Data as of .
RDVI vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDVD paid 9.2% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDVI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVI and SDVD hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVI | SDVD |
|---|---|---|
| Expedia Group, Inc. | 2.13% | 0.97% |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 1.59% | 0.95% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 1.95% | 0.88% |
| Regions Financial Corporation | 1.95% | 0.88% |
| Synchrony Financial | 1.94% | 0.88% |
| Mueller Industries, Inc. | 1.40% | 0.86% |
| Snap-on Incorporated | 1.91% | 0.86% |
| Veralto Corporation | 1.91% | 0.86% |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation | 0.86% | 0.80% |
| Everest Group, Ltd. | 1.09% | 0.72% |
| US Dollar | 0.71% | 0.88% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 0.55% | 0.60% |
| Only in RDVI | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 2.31% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% | Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDVI | SDVD | RDVI | SDVD | RDVI | SDVD | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | −0.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | −6.3 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +8.3% | 4.6% | 4.4% | +2.5 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +10.8% | 8.8% | 9.2% | −8.0 pts | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | +69.2% | +53.0% | 29.6% | 30.7% | +15.5 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +47.6% | 41.0% | 29.7% | +32.0 pts | −4.1 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1429 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $888m |
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.
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RDVI or SDVD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.2%, 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, RDVI or SDVD?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% and SDVD returned +10.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDVI or SDVD?
- RDVI charges 0.75% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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