Data as of .
SOXY vs TDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SOXY paid 16.4% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SOXY scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SOXY and TDVI hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SOXY | TDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.67% | 7.77% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 3.77% | 8.22% |
| TSMC | 3.52% | 4.21% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 3.48% | 4.19% |
| Analog Devices Inc | 3.78% | 3.19% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV | 3.33% | 1.58% |
| Microchip Technology Inc | 2.58% | 1.50% |
| ASML Holding NV | 4.52% | 1.28% |
| ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd | 2.52% | 0.10% |
| STMicroelectronics NV | 3.65% | 0.10% |
| Only in SOXY | Only in TDVI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.50% | Oracle Corporation 7.97% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 5.71% | International Business Machines Corporat 7.90% |
| Intel Corp 5.71% | Microsoft Corporation 7.83% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 5.07% | Thomson Reuters Corporation 2.30% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.22% | Vistance Networks Inc. 2.09% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.21% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.99% |
| Lam Research Corp 4.18% | Salesforce, Inc. 1.98% |
| KLA Corp 3.78% | AT&T Inc. 1.97% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOXY | TDVI | SOXY | TDVI | SOXY | TDVI | |
| 3 months | −16.9% | −2.9% | 2.5% | 1.9% | −3.7 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 6 months | +52.4% | +21.2% | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.5 pts | −19.2 pts |
| 1 year | +84.9% | +17.1% | 16.4% | 8.1% | +3.5 pts | −20.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +101.3% | not published | 31.3% | not published | −26.7 pts |
| Since launch | +123.2% | +101.0% | 26.9% | 31.3% | −9.2 pts | −29.0 pts |
| SOXY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying monthly | TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on XLK, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Semiconductors (SMH) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.7% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.06% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 16.4% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +64.1% | +8.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +84.9% | +17.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +81.3% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.5 pts | −20.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | not published |
| Age | 654 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $66m | $631m |
SOXY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 64.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +84.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDVI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 20.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, SOXY or TDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting price in cash and TDVI paid 8.1%, so SOXY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or TDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +84.9% and TDVI returned +17.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SOXY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SOXY or TDVI?
- SOXY charges 1.06% a year and TDVI charges 0.75%, so TDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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