Data as of .
SDVD vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?
SDVD and VOOY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDVD | VOOY | SDVD | VOOY | SDVD | VOOY | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | not published | 2.1% | not published | −6.7 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +8.3% | not published | 4.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +10.8% | not published | 9.2% | not published | −16.4 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +47.6% | −0.3% | 29.7% | 0.0% | −4.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF Option income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | XFUNDS |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.2% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | −0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | −0.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.4 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1135 days | 16 days |
| Net assets | $888m | not published |
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
VOOY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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