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RNTY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNTY paid 13.0% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.7%, though SDVD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $4.8m for YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF and $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

At a glance
13.0%
RNTY cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
SDVD cash paid, 1 year
+10.7%
RNTY total return, 1 year
+18.9%
SDVD total return, 1 year
RNTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind its own stocks
RNTY
+10.7%
Own
+12.9%

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+12.9%

RNTY

+10.7%

13.0% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+12.9%

RNTY

+10.7%

13.0% cash

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY
SDVD
+18.9%
SDVY
+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SDVD costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RNTY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRNTYSDVD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.7%+18.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 2.9%rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$4.8m$903m
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SDVD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score47RNTY84.7SDVD

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

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

1%

By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and SDVD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RNTY SDVD
Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.26% 0.74%
St Joe Co 4.65% 0.23%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in RNTY
Welltower Inc 6.86%
Vivmark Residential 6.27%
Prologis Inc 6.25%
Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.81%
Simon Property Group Inc 5.63%
Equinix Inc 5.24%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 4.98%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 4.68%
Only in SDVD
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%
Veralto Corporation 1.05%
Assurant, Inc. 1.02%
Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%
National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%
VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%
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Side by side

RNTY YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 8.2%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.0% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year −2.9% +8.6%
Total return, 1 year +10.7% +18.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.9% +17.5%
Ahead or behind −2.2 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 22%
Age 1.5 years 3.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $903m

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: RNTY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRNTYSDVDRNTYSDVDRNTYSDVD
3 months−0.2%−2.3%2.9%2.0%−0.2 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+1.7%+3.3%5.8%4.1%+0.9 pts+0.9 pts
1 year+10.7%+18.9%13.0%9.7%−2.2 pts+1.4 pts
3 years–+60.8%–31.3%–+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RNTY Apr 2025 · SDVD Aug 2023+13.7%+53.9%17.7%31.3%not measured+1.9 pts

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About each fund
RNTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNTY paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, RNTY or SDVD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNTY paid 13.0% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so RNTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, RNTY or SDVD?
With every distribution reinvested, RNTY returned +10.7% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, RNTY or SDVD?
RNTY charges 0.99% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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