Data as of .
SDVD vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XYLG paid 13.2% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDVD and XYLG hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDVD | XYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 0.60% | 0.09% |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 0.48% | 0.08% |
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A | 0.99% | 0.06% |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 0.45% | 0.05% |
| EMCOR Group, Inc. | 0.90% | 0.05% |
| HP Inc. | 0.53% | 0.05% |
| M&T Bank Corporation | 0.92% | 0.05% |
| NetApp, Inc. | 0.84% | 0.05% |
| Northern Trust Corporation | 0.55% | 0.05% |
| Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | 0.61% | 0.04% |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 0.88% | 0.04% |
| Only in SDVD | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% | NVIDIA CORP 8.20% |
| First BanCorp. 1.04% | APPLE INC 7.50% |
| OFG Bancorp 1.03% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.59% |
| The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12% |
| Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% | BROADCOM INC 2.59% |
| Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 0.95% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48% |
| PriceSmart, Inc. 0.95% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.24% |
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 | XYLG | SDVD | XYLG | SDVD | XYLG | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +3.6% | 2.1% | 1.3% | −6.7 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +8.3% | +15.7% | 4.4% | 3.0% | −4.3 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +10.8% | +17.2% | 9.2% | 13.2% | −16.4 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | +53.0% | +60.9% | 30.7% | 43.0% | −0.7 pts | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +47.6% | +114.0% | 29.7% | 69.0% | −4.1 pts | −38.7 pts |
| SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.2% | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.8% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.4 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 1135 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $888m | $65m |
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.
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 XYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +10.8% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SDVD or XYLG?
- SDVD charges 0.85% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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