Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SDVD vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 8.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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, 2026.3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SEPI costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SDVD | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +17.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 8.6% | rose 8.3% |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 | $903m | $152m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SDVD and SEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 | SDVD | SEPI | SDVD | SEPI | SDVD | SEPI |
| 3 months | −2.3% | −0.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | +0.5 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +3.3% | +6.8% | 4.1% | 4.4% | +0.9 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +17.9% | 9.7% | 8.9% | +1.4 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 3 years | +60.8% | – | 31.3% | – | +1.0 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · SEPI Sep 2025 | +53.9% | +23.5% | 31.3% | 10.0% | +1.9 pts | +3.7 pts |
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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.
SEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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