Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
RDVI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
RDVI and YSPC 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 $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.
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, 2026.2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
+0.5%
YSPC
−2.1%
2.6 pts behind SPCX
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
+0.5%
YSPC
−2.1%
2.6 pts behind SPCX
16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
RDVI costs 0.26 points a year less; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $42m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | RDVI | YSPC |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | not published |
| Price change | rose 12.2% (1 year) | fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY | Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $3.9bn | $42m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, RDVI and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | RDVI | YSPC | RDVI | YSPC | RDVI | YSPC |
| 3 months | −1.9% | +11.7% | 2.0% | 18.2% | +0.6 pts | −13.8 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 · YSPC Jul 2026 | +106.5% | −2.1% | 43.0% | 16.7% | −8.4 pts | −2.5 pts |
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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.
YSPC
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.
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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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