Data as of .
RDVI vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RDVI paid 8.8% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT 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, RDVI and SPUT hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVI | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.16% | 3.85% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.05% | 2.47% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 1.97% | 1.84% |
| Apple Inc. | 1.66% | 3.22% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.04% | 1.10% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.10% | 0.70% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.18% | 0.48% |
| Visa Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 0.46% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.78% | 0.37% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 0.94% | 0.33% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.51% | 0.30% |
| Bank of America Corporation | 2.03% | 0.28% |
| Only in RDVI | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| Snap-on Incorporated 1.91% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| Mueller Industries, Inc. 1.40% | Amazon.com Inc 2.09% |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation 0.86% | Broadcom Inc 1.60% |
| US Dollar 0.71% | Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
| East West Bancorp, Inc. 0.52% | Tesla Inc 0.91% |
| CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 0.51% | Eli Lilly & Co 0.65% |
| Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. 0.51% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.54% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 0.42% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.54% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDVI | SPUT | RDVI | SPUT | RDVI | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +2.4% | 2.1% | 1.1% | −6.3 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +11.5% | 4.6% | 2.5% | +2.5 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +11.5% | 8.8% | 5.2% | −8.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 3 years | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +22.4% | 41.0% | 8.5% | +32.0 pts | −15.6 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Innovator |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1429 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RDVI or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, so RDVI 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDVI or SPUT?
- RDVI charges 0.75% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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