Data as of .
SDVD vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year WDTE paid 28.0% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: WDTE scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDVD and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SDVD | Only in WDTE |
|---|---|
| National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% | Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83% |
| First BanCorp. 1.04% | First American Government Obligations Fu 6.61% |
| OFG Bancorp 1.03% | Cash & Other 0.69% |
| The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% | Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11% |
| Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% | Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24% |
| Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% | |
| VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% | |
| Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDVD | WDTE | SDVD | WDTE | SDVD | WDTE | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +3.2% | 2.1% | 7.4% | −6.7 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +17.3% | 4.4% | 15.7% | −4.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +10.8% | +15.8% | 9.2% | 28.0% | −16.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | +53.0% | +49.2% | 30.7% | 77.8% | −0.7 pts | −29.2 pts |
| Since launch | +47.6% | +49.2% | 29.7% | 77.8% | −4.1 pts | −29.2 pts |
| SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Defiance |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 29.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.03% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.2% | 28.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | −14.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 38% |
| Age | 1135 days | 1095 days |
| Net assets | $888m | $71m |
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.
WDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WDTE paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SDVD or WDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 28.0%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +10.8% and WDTE returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so WDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SDVD or WDTE?
- SDVD charges 0.85% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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