Data as of .
SDVD vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
SDVD and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDVD and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SDVD | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% | NVIDIA Corp 8.26% |
| First BanCorp. 1.04% | Apple Inc 7.25% |
| OFG Bancorp 1.03% | Micron Technology Inc 5.94% |
| The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% | Microsoft Corp 4.72% |
| Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% | Amazon.com Inc 4.37% |
| Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.36% |
| VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% | Tesla Inc 3.55% |
| Assurant, Inc. 0.99% | Alphabet Inc 3.50% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDVD | XQQI | SDVD | XQQI | SDVD | XQQI | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −2.7% | 2.1% | 4.8% | −6.7 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +21.8% | 4.4% | 11.4% | −4.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 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% | +14.3% | 29.7% | 13.7% | −4.1 pts | −2.9 pts |
| SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | NEOS |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.2% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.4 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1135 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $888m | $351m |
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.
XQQI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SDVD or XQQI?
- SDVD charges 0.85% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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