Which paid more, SDTY or SDVD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or SDVD?

With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +14.7% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SDTY or SDVD?

SDTY charges 1.08% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDTY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% 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: $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

SDTY on its own →SDVD on its own →

At a glance

24.9%

SDTY cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

+14.7%

SDTY total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO

SDTY

+14.7%

VOO

+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 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 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $40m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDTY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDTY	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	SDTY	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	+14.7%	+18.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 12.3%	rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDTY	SDVD
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Measure	SDTY	SDVD
Expense ratio	1.08%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$40m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	SDTY	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score40.4SDTY84.7SDVD

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

SDTY 40.4

SDVD 84.7

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

By the books each fund has filed, SDTY and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDTY SDVD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SDTY

SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%

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

SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly 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

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy 0DTE covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 23.2% 8.2%

Expense ratio 1.08% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.9% 9.7%

Price change, 1 year −12.3% +8.6%

Total return, 1 year +14.7% +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.5%

Ahead or behind −0.1 pts +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 22%

Age 1.7 years 3.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $40m $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: SDTY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDTY	SDVD	SDTY	SDVD	SDTY	SDVD
3 months	+1.2%	−2.3%	5.4%	2.0%	+1.4 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+6.6%	+3.3%	11.7%	4.1%	+1.5 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	+14.7%	+18.9%	24.9%	9.7%	−0.1 pts	+1.4 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SDTY Feb 2025 · SDVD Aug 2023	+23.8%	+53.9%	37.8%	31.3%	−5.3 pts	+1.9 pts

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About each fund

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDTY or SDVD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or SDVD?: With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +14.7% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDTY or SDVD?: SDTY charges 1.08% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →SDTY on its own →SDVD on its own →SDTY dividend history →SDTY holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SDTY ↗

SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

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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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