Data as of .
RDVI vs XIDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RDVI paid 8.8% of its price in cash against XIDE’s 6.3%, and 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 XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVI | XIDE |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 0.71% | 0.49% |
| Only in RDVI | Only in XIDE |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 2.31% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® 110.36% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 1.02% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® 0.73% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.51% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.51% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® -0.33% |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® -13.29% |
| 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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDVI | XIDE | RDVI | XIDE | RDVI | XIDE | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +1.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | −6.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +6.0% | 4.6% | 3.2% | +2.5 pts | −12.0 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +6.5% | 8.8% | 6.3% | −8.0 pts | −10.1 pts |
| 3 years | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +19.9% | 41.0% | 17.4% | +32.0 pts | −46.8 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 6.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 6.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +6.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1429 days | 1005 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $23m |
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.
XIDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RDVI or XIDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% and XIDE returned +6.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDVI or XIDE?
- RDVI charges 0.75% a year and XIDE 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, RDVI against XIDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rdvi-vs-xide Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.