Which paid more, SDVD or YLDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?

With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SDVD or YLDE?

SDVD charges 0.85% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDVD vs YLDE: 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 YLDE’s 7.9% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF and $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

+19.0%

YLDE 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; SDVD is 4.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	+19.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.6%	rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	YLDE
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$903m	$186m
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	YLDE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score84.7SDVD91.9YLDE

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

YLDE 91.9

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 YLDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDVD YLDE

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 YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%

ALPHABET INC 3.52%

NVIDIA CORP 2.97%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

MICROSOFT CORP 2.61%

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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 YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Franklin

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 7.9%

Price change, 1 year +8.6% +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +18.9% +19.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% 67%

Age 3.2 years 9.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $903m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	YLDE	SDVD	YLDE	SDVD	YLDE
3 months	−2.3%	+3.2%	2.0%	1.6%	+0.5 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+3.3%	+8.6%	4.1%	4.0%	+0.9 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	+18.9%	+19.0%	9.7%	7.9%	+1.4 pts	+4.2 pts
3 years	+60.8%	+61.5%	31.3%	18.0%	+1.0 pts	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · YLDE May 2017	+53.9%	+197.5%	31.3%	44.5%	+1.9 pts	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDVD or YLDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?: With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDVD or YLDE?: SDVD charges 0.85% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE 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) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →SDVD on its own →YLDE on its own →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE 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 ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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