Which is cheaper, SDVD or VOOY?

SDVD charges 0.85% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDVD vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SDVD and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

+0.3%

VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 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. 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.

VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

VOOY

+0.3%

none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	VOOY
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	VOOY
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	not published
Price change	rose 8.6% (1 year)	fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	VOOY
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	VOOY
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.75%
Net assets	$903m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	VOOY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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 VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income

Issuer First Trust XFUNDS

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income

Benchmark First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +8.6% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +18.9% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% not published

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% 26%

Age 3.2 years 63 days

Net assets $903m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	VOOY	SDVD	VOOY	SDVD	VOOY
3 months	−2.3%	–	2.0%	–	+0.5 pts	–
6 months	+3.3%	–	4.1%	–	+0.9 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 · VOOY Sep 2026	+53.9%	+0.3%	31.3%	1.5%	+1.9 pts	not measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SDVD or VOOY?: SDVD charges 0.85% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY 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) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SDVD on its own →VOOY on its own →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →VOOY dividend history →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 ↗

VOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

XFUNDS page for VOOY ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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