Data as of .
RDVI vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ULTY paid 44.9% 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 ULTY hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVI | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation | 2.31% | 4.99% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.16% | 4.80% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 1.97% | 5.66% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 0.55% | 4.31% |
| Only in RDVI | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% | Analog Devices Inc 5.47% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | Amazon.com Inc 5.16% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | Ciena Corp 4.95% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | Quanta Services Inc 4.95% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.86% |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | IREN Ltd 4.80% |
| The Allstate Corporation 2.14% | Strategy Inc 4.65% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.13% | Astera Labs Inc 4.56% |
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 | ULTY | RDVI | ULTY | RDVI | ULTY | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | −1.1% | 2.1% | 13.7% | −6.3 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +14.0% | 4.6% | 30.1% | +2.5 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | −7.8% | 8.8% | 44.9% | −8.0 pts | −24.3 pts |
| 3 years | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +10.7% | 41.0% | 86.9% | +32.0 pts | −44.1 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1429 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $721m |
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.
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RDVI or ULTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 44.9%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% and ULTY returned −7.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDVI or ULTY?
- RDVI charges 0.75% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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