Which paid more, RDVI or XISE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, 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 XISE?

With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +22.0% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, RDVI or XISE?

RDVI charges 0.75% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

RDVI vs XISE: 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 XISE’s 6.1%, 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 $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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At a glance

9.1%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+22.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

+7.0%

XISE 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.

XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE

+7.0%

VOO

+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.0 points; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $33m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RDVI vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	RDVI	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	RDVI	XISE
Total return, 1 year	+22.0%	+7.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 12.2%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	RDVI	XISE
Benchmark	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	RDVI	XISE
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.9bn	$33m
Holdings
Measure	RDVI	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · RDVI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score92.5RDVI67.4XISE

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

RDVI 92.5

XISE 67.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVI XISE

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 XISE

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%

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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 XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

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% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.1% 6.1%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +22.0% +7.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +22.2% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 0%

Age 4.0 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.9bn $33m

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 XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	RDVI	XISE	RDVI	XISE	RDVI	XISE
3 months	−1.9%	+1.4%	2.0%	1.6%	+0.6 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+7.9%	+2.9%	4.3%	3.1%	+0.1 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	+22.0%	+7.0%	9.1%	6.1%	−0.2 pts	−7.8 pts
3 years	+76.0%	+21.3%	30.9%	19.1%	−6.4 pts	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RDVI Oct 2022 · XISE Sep 2023	+106.5%	+22.3%	43.0%	19.7%	−8.4 pts	−57.3 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.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, RDVI or XISE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and XISE paid 6.1%, 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 XISE?: With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +22.0% and XISE +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, RDVI or XISE?: RDVI charges 0.75% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →RDVI on its own →XISE on its own →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

RDVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RDVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for RDVI ↗

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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