Which paid more, SDVD or YQQQ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?

With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SDVD or YQQQ?

SDVD charges 0.85% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SDVD vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.7%, though SDVD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF and $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

26.8%

YQQQ cash paid, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

+6.6%

YQQQ total return, 1 year

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 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.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SDVD costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.3 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SDVD vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SDVD	YQQQ
Paid and earned
Measure	SDVD	YQQQ
Total return, 1 year	+18.9%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.6%	fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SDVD	YQQQ
Benchmark	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY	Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Measure	SDVD	YQQQ
Expense ratio	0.85%	1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$903m	$15m
Holdings
Measure	SDVD	YQQQ
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score84.7SDVD24.3YQQQ

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

YQQQ 24.3

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 YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SDVD YQQQ

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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 YQQQ

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%

QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%

QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%

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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 YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay short option income

Benchmark First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 22.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 1.11%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.7% 26.8%

Price change, 1 year +8.6% −21.3%

Total return, 1 year +18.9% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.5% −14.5%

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts +21.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 22% not published

Age 3.2 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $903m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SDVD	YQQQ	SDVD	YQQQ	SDVD	YQQQ
3 months	−2.3%	+10.7%	2.0%	10.6%	+0.5 pts	+8.0 pts
6 months	+3.3%	+9.0%	4.1%	15.9%	+0.9 pts	+11.1 pts
1 year	+18.9%	+6.6%	9.7%	26.8%	+1.4 pts	+21.1 pts
3 years	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SDVD Aug 2023 · YQQQ Aug 2024	+53.9%	−10.1%	31.3%	40.8%	+1.9 pts	+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SDVD or YQQQ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?: With every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SDVD or YQQQ?: SDVD charges 0.85% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

YQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YQQQ ↗

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How this is computed

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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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