Which is cheaper, RDVI or XVSP?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

RDVI vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

RDVI and XVSP 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 $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

RDVI on its own →XVSP on its own →

At a glance

9.1%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

2.7%

XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

+22.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

−2.2%

XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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% 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.

XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX

XVSP

−2.2%

SPCX

−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.10 points a year less; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $4.5m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RDVI vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	RDVI	XVSP
Paid and earned
Measure	RDVI	XVSP
Total return, 1 year	+22.0%	not published
Price change	rose 12.2% (1 year)	fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	RDVI	XVSP
Benchmark	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	RDVI	XVSP
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.9bn	$4.5m
Holdings
Measure	RDVI	XVSP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RDVI and XVSP 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 XVSP

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 XVSP

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%

2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%

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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 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income

Benchmark First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 16.6%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.1% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +12.2% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +22.0% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +22.2% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 100%

Age 4.0 years 70 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.9bn $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	RDVI	XVSP	RDVI	XVSP	RDVI	XVSP
3 months	−1.9%	–	2.0%	–	+0.6 pts	–
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 · XVSP Aug 2026	+106.5%	−2.2%	43.0%	2.7%	−8.4 pts	+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, RDVI or XVSP?: RDVI charges 0.75% a year and XVSP 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) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →RDVI on its own →XVSP on its own →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →XVSP dividend history →XVSP holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

RDVI and XVSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RDVI and XVSP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for RDVI ↗

XVSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for XVSP ↗

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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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