Data as of .
SCLZ vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDVD paid 9.2% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.4%, though SCLZ returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SCLZ 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, SCLZ and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCLZ | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.89% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| APPLE INC 6.15% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| NVIDIA CORP 5.99% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| ALPHABET INC 5.18% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| BROADCOM INC 4.71% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% | VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.75% | Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCLZ | SDVD | SCLZ | SDVD | SCLZ | SDVD | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −0.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | −3.6 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +14.2% | +8.3% | 3.8% | 4.4% | +1.6 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.2% | +10.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | −14.0 pts | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +36.5% | +47.6% | 19.6% | 29.7% | −6.3 pts | −4.1 pts |
| SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Swan | First Trust |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.4% | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.1% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.2% | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.0 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 934 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $20m | $888m |
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SCLZ or SDVD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.2%, so SDVD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCLZ or SDVD?
- With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +13.2% and SDVD returned +10.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SCLZ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SCLZ or SDVD?
- SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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