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RDVI vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.9bn for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF and $50m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

At a glance
9.1%
RDVI cash paid, 1 year
6.9%
XIJN cash paid, 1 year
+22.0%
RDVI total return, 1 year
+6.8%
XIJN total return, 1 year
RDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with RDVY
RDVI
+22.0%
RDVY
+22.2%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

9.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

about even with RDVY

9.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO
XIJN
+6.8%
VOO
+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $50m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RDVI vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRDVIXIJN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+22.0%+6.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 12.2%fell 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment95% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFirst Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$3.9bn$50m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · RDVI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score92.5RDVI55.4XIJN

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, RDVI and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVI XIJN
Only in one fund ↓
Only in RDVI
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%
Accenture plc 2.35%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35%
Veralto Corporation 2.34%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%
The Allstate Corporation 2.23%
Expedia Group, Inc. 2.17%
Chubb Limited 2.16%
Only in XIJN
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%
2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%
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Side by side

RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay buffer with income
Benchmark First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 6.7%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.1% 6.9%
Price change, 1 year +12.2% −0.3%
Total return, 1 year +22.0% +6.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +22.2% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −8.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 95%
Age 4.0 years 2.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.9bn $50m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: RDVI vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRDVIXIJNRDVIXIJNRDVIXIJN
3 months−1.9%+1.4%2.0%1.7%+0.6 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+7.9%+3.2%4.3%3.4%+0.1 pts−1.8 pts
1 year+22.0%+6.8%9.1%6.9%−0.2 pts−8.0 pts
3 years+76.0%–30.9%–−6.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: RDVI Oct 2022 · XIJN Jun 2024+106.5%+17.7%43.0%15.8%−8.4 pts−27.5 pts

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About each fund
RDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +22.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, RDVI or XIJN?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?
With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +22.0% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, RDVI or XIJN?
RDVI charges 0.75% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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