Which paid more, RDVI or YLDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?

With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +22.0% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, RDVI or YLDE?

RDVI charges 0.75% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

RDVI vs YLDE: 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 YLDE’s 7.9%, 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 $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.1%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+22.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

+19.0%

YLDE 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $186m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RDVI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	RDVI	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	RDVI	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	+22.0%	+19.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 12.2%	rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
Measure	RDVI	YLDE
Benchmark	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Measure	RDVI	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.9bn	$186m
Holdings
Measure	RDVI	YLDE
Holdings in common	18%

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

IQ Income Score92.5RDVI91.9YLDE

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

YLDE 91.9

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

18%

By the books each fund has filed, RDVI and YLDE hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVI YLDE

Microsoft Corporation 2.16% 2.61%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.02% 2.46%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32% 2.00%

NVIDIA Corporation 2.00% 2.97%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39% 1.89%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35% 1.79%

Apple Inc. 1.63% 1.86%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.89% 1.59%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.57% 3.52%

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 1.01% 1.63%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in RDVI

Accenture plc 2.35%

Veralto Corporation 2.34%

The Allstate Corporation 2.23%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.17%

Chubb Limited 2.16%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.15%

GE Vernova Inc. 2.13%

Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.12%

Only in YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

UNILEVER PLC 2.58%

PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%

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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 YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Franklin

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.1% 7.9%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +22.0% +19.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +22.2% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 67%

Age 4.0 years 9.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.9bn $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	RDVI	YLDE	RDVI	YLDE	RDVI	YLDE
3 months	−1.9%	+3.2%	2.0%	1.6%	+0.6 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+7.9%	+8.6%	4.3%	4.0%	+0.1 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	+22.0%	+19.0%	9.1%	7.9%	−0.2 pts	+4.2 pts
3 years	+76.0%	+61.5%	30.9%	18.0%	−6.4 pts	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RDVI Oct 2022 · YLDE May 2017	+106.5%	+197.5%	43.0%	44.5%	−8.4 pts	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, RDVI or YLDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?: With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +22.0% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, RDVI or YLDE?: RDVI charges 0.75% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →RDVI on its own →YLDE on its own →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE 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 ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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