Which paid more, SDVD or WDTE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, 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 +18.9% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDVD vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.7%, though SDVD 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 $69m for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

27.9%

WDTE cash paid, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

+14.1%

WDTE 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.

WDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE

+14.1%

SPY

+14.8%

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

27.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SDVD costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; SDVD is 13.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	WDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	WDTE
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	+14.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.6%	fell 15.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	WDTE
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	WDTE
Expense ratio	0.85%	1.03%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$903m	$69m
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	WDTE
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 Score84.7SDVD35.6WDTE

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

WDTE 35.6

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 WDTE 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 WDTE

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 WDTE

Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 95.18%

Spx 11/05/2026 7710.15 C 0.14%

Spx 11/05/2026 7688.62 C -0.28%

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 30.3%

Expense ratio 0.85% 1.03%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 27.9%

Price change, 1 year +8.6% −15.9%

Total return, 1 year +18.9% +14.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −0.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% 100%

Age 3.2 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $903m $69m

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 WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	WDTE	SDVD	WDTE	SDVD	WDTE
3 months	−2.3%	−0.4%	2.0%	7.3%	+0.5 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	+3.3%	+4.6%	4.1%	14.4%	+0.9 pts	−0.4 pts
1 year	+18.9%	+14.1%	9.7%	27.9%	+1.4 pts	−0.7 pts
3 years	+60.8%	+50.8%	31.3%	78.5%	+1.0 pts	−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · WDTE Sep 2023	+53.9%	+49.2%	31.3%	79.5%	+1.9 pts	−30.4 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.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDVD or WDTE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, 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 +18.9% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Where to next

First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →S&P 500 (SPY) →SDVD on its own →WDTE on its own →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →WDTE dividend history →WDTE 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 ↗

WDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for WDTE ↗

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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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