Which is cheaper, SDVD or TPRY?

SDVD charges 0.85% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDVD vs TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SDVD and TPRY both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF and $3.3m for VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

TPRY cash paid, since launch, Feb 26, 2026

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

−7.2%

TPRY total return, since launch, Feb 26, 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%

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.

TPRY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY

−7.2%

SPY

+12.1%

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SDVD costs 0.10 points a year less; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $3.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	TPRY
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	TPRY
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	not published
Price change	rose 8.6% (1 year)	fell 16.1% (since Feb 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	19% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	TPRY
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	TPRY
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$903m	$3.3m
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	TPRY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SDVD and TPRY 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% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDVD TPRY

Only in one fund ↓

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 TPRY

Amazon.com Inc 14.29%

Micron Technology Inc 11.36%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%

Alphabet Inc 6.34%

Uber Technologies Inc 5.69%

Apple Inc 5.64%

Meta Platforms Inc 5.56%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.55%

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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 TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust VistaShares

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% 15.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 9.7% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +8.6% −16.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +18.9% −7.2% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% +12.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −19.3 pts (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% 19%

Age 3.2 years 251 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $903m $3.3m

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 TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	TPRY	SDVD	TPRY	SDVD	TPRY
3 months	−2.3%	−9.7%	2.0%	3.6%	+0.5 pts	−9.5 pts
6 months	+3.3%	−14.1%	4.1%	6.9%	+0.9 pts	−19.1 pts
1 year	+18.9%	–	9.7%	–	+1.4 pts	–
3 years	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · TPRY Feb 2026	+53.9%	−7.2%	31.3%	9.7%	+1.9 pts	−19.3 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.

TPRY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPRY paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 19.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SDVD or TPRY?: SDVD charges 0.85% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SDVD on its own →TPRY on its own →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →TPRY dividend history →TPRY 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 ↗

TPRY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TPRY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TPRY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for TPRY ↗

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How this is computed

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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