Which paid more, SDVD or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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, SDVD or SPIN?

With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SDVD or SPIN?

SDVD charges 0.85% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDVD vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF and $45m for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN total return, 1 year

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. 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.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $45m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.6%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	SPIN
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	SPIN
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$903m	$45m
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	SPIN
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 Score84.7SDVD84.1SPIN

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

SDVD 84.7

SPIN 84.1

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, SDVD and SPIN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDVD SPIN

Tetra Tech, Inc. 0.24% 0.28%

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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%

Only in SPIN

NVIDIA CORP 9.22%

MICROSOFT CORP 7.47%

APPLE INC 6.03%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.87%

ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59%

BROADCOM INC 3.37%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.93%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

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Side by side

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 SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust State Street

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 5.5%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year +8.6% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year +18.9% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% 97%

Age 3.2 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $903m $45m

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: SDVD vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	SPIN	SDVD	SPIN	SDVD	SPIN
3 months	−2.3%	+0.8%	2.0%	0.9%	+0.5 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	+3.3%	+6.0%	4.1%	1.9%	+0.9 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+18.9%	+9.3%	9.7%	5.1%	+1.4 pts	−5.5 pts
3 years	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · SPIN Sep 2024	+53.9%	+30.3%	31.3%	16.0%	+1.9 pts	−12.9 pts

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About each fund

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.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDVD or SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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, SDVD or SPIN?: With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDVD or SPIN?: SDVD charges 0.85% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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