Data as of .
SDVD vs XRMI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XRMI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.2% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XRMI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDVD and XRMI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDVD | XRMI |
|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 0.26% | 0.13% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 0.60% | 0.09% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.48% | 0.07% |
| NetApp, Inc. | 0.84% | 0.07% |
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A | 0.99% | 0.06% |
| Xylem Inc. | 0.43% | 0.05% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.61% | 0.04% |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 0.45% | 0.04% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | 0.90% | 0.04% |
| Expedia Group, Inc. | 0.97% | 0.04% |
| HP Inc. | 0.53% | 0.04% |
| M&T Bank Corporation | 0.92% | 0.04% |
| Only in SDVD | Only in XRMI |
|---|---|
| National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% | NVIDIA CORP 8.27% |
| First BanCorp. 1.04% | APPLE INC 7.54% |
| OFG Bancorp 1.03% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.63% |
| The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.82% |
| Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.15% |
| Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% | BROADCOM INC 2.61% |
| Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 0.95% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.50% |
| PriceSmart, Inc. 0.95% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.26% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDVD | XRMI | SDVD | XRMI | SDVD | XRMI | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +3.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | −6.7 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +8.9% | 4.4% | 6.3% | −4.3 pts | −9.1 pts |
| 1 year | +10.8% | +10.3% | 9.2% | 12.1% | −16.4 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 3 years | +53.0% | +27.2% | 30.7% | 33.3% | −0.7 pts | −51.2 pts |
| Since launch | +47.6% | +17.0% | 29.7% | 43.8% | −4.1 pts | −66.1 pts |
| SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | option income |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 12.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.2% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | −2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | +10.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.4 pts | −6.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 95% |
| Age | 1135 days | 1849 days |
| Net assets | $888m | $60m |
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.
XRMI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XRMI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XRMI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 12.1%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?
- With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +10.8% and XRMI returned +10.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SDVD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SDVD or XRMI?
- SDVD charges 0.85% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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