Data as of .
RDVI vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year WDTE paid 28.0% 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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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 WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RDVI | Only in WDTE |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 2.31% | Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% | First American Government Obligations Fu 6.61% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | Cash & Other 0.69% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | |
| NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDVI | WDTE | RDVI | WDTE | RDVI | WDTE | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +3.2% | 2.1% | 7.4% | −6.3 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +17.3% | 4.6% | 15.7% | +2.5 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +15.8% | 8.8% | 28.0% | −8.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | +69.2% | +49.2% | 29.6% | 77.8% | +15.5 pts | −29.2 pts |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +49.2% | 41.0% | 77.8% | +32.0 pts | −29.2 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Defiance |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 29.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.03% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 28.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | −14.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 38% |
| Age | 1429 days | 1095 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $71m |
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.
WDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WDTE paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 WDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 28.0%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% and WDTE returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDVI or WDTE?
- RDVI charges 0.75% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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