Data as of .
RDVI vs YMAG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YMAG paid 35.5% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDVI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVI and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RDVI | Only in YMAG |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 2.31% | YieldMax GOOGL Option Income S 15.87% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% | Yieldmax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.60% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.37% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | Yieldmax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.08% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 14.02% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 13.98% |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | Yieldmax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.08% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDVI | YMAG | RDVI | YMAG | RDVI | YMAG | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +6.1% | 2.1% | 9.4% | −6.3 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +15.4% | 4.6% | 21.1% | +2.5 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +9.7% | 8.8% | 35.5% | −8.0 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 3 years | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +70.7% | 41.0% | 89.1% | +32.0 pts | −34.1 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | YMAG YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | Magnificent Seven (MAGS) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 30.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 35.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | −28.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +11.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 1429 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $297m |
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
YMAG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YMAG paid 35.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, RDVI or YMAG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and YMAG paid 35.5%, so YMAG 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 YMAG?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% and YMAG returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDVI or YMAG?
- RDVI charges 0.75% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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