Which paid more, SDVD or XIDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, so SDVD 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 XIDE?

With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SDVD or XIDE?

SDVD and XIDE both charge 0.85% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDVD vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its price in cash against XIDE’s 6.3%, and 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 $20m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

+6.6%

XIDE 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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.85% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.3 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.6%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	XIDE
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$903m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	XIDE
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 Score84.7SDVD61.1XIDE

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

XIDE 61.1

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 XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDVD XIDE

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 XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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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 XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay buffer with income

Benchmark First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 6.3%

Price change, 1 year +8.6% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +18.9% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% 61%

Age 3.2 years 2.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $903m $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	XIDE	SDVD	XIDE	SDVD	XIDE
3 months	−2.3%	+1.3%	2.0%	1.5%	+0.5 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+3.3%	+3.1%	4.1%	3.1%	+0.9 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	+18.9%	+6.6%	9.7%	6.3%	+1.4 pts	−8.2 pts
3 years	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · XIDE Dec 2023	+53.9%	+20.7%	31.3%	18.4%	+1.9 pts	−47.4 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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDVD or XIDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, so SDVD 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 XIDE?: With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDVD or XIDE?: SDVD and XIDE both charge 0.85% a year, so neither 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) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →SDVD on its own →XIDE on its own →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE 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 ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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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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