Which is cheaper, SDVD or XVSP?

SDVD and XVSP 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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SDVD and XVSP both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF and $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

SDVD on its own →XVSP on its own →

At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

2.7%

XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

−2.2%

XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

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%

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.

XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX

XVSP

−2.2%

SPCX

−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.85% a year; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $4.5m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	XVSP
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	XVSP
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	not published
Price change	rose 8.6% (1 year)	fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	XVSP
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	XVSP
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$903m	$4.5m
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	XVSP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SDVD and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDVD XVSP

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 XVSP

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%

2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%

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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 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income

Benchmark First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 16.6%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +8.6% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +18.9% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% 100%

Age 3.2 years 70 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $903m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	XVSP	SDVD	XVSP	SDVD	XVSP
3 months	−2.3%	–	2.0%	–	+0.5 pts	–
6 months	+3.3%	–	4.1%	–	+0.9 pts	–
1 year	+18.9%	–	9.7%	–	+1.4 pts	–
3 years	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · XVSP Aug 2026	+53.9%	−2.2%	31.3%	2.7%	+1.9 pts	+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SDVD or XVSP?: SDVD and XVSP 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) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SDVD on its own →XVSP on its own →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →XVSP dividend history →XVSP holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SDVD and XVSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD and XVSP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

XVSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for XVSP ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

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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