Which is cheaper, RDVI or XSHP?

RDVI charges 0.75% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

RDVI vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

RDVI and XSHP both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $3.9bn for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF and $11m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.1%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

11.3%

XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026

+22.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

−21.1%

XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026

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% 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.

XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

XSHP

−21.1%

none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.24 points a year less; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RDVI vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	RDVI	XSHP
Paid and earned
Measure	RDVI	XSHP
Total return, 1 year	+22.0%	not published
Price change	rose 12.2% (1 year)	fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	RDVI	XSHP
Benchmark	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	RDVI	XSHP
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.9bn	$11m
Holdings
Measure	RDVI	XSHP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RDVI and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVI XSHP

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 XSHP

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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 XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Kurv

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 33.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.1% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +12.2% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +22.0% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +22.2% not published

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 92%

Age 4.0 years 140 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.9bn $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	RDVI	XSHP	RDVI	XSHP	RDVI	XSHP
3 months	−1.9%	+31.3%	2.0%	11.2%	+0.6 pts	not measured
6 months	+7.9%	–	4.3%	–	+0.1 pts	–
1 year	+22.0%	–	9.1%	–	−0.2 pts	–
3 years	+76.0%	–	30.9%	–	−6.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: RDVI Oct 2022 · XSHP Jun 2026	+106.5%	−21.1%	43.0%	11.3%	−8.4 pts	not measured

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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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RDVI or XSHP?: RDVI charges 0.75% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →RDVI on its own →XSHP on its own →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →XSHP dividend history →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 ↗

XSHP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XSHP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XSHP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Kurv page for XSHP ↗

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How this is computed

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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