Which paid more, TDVI or TYLG?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and TYLG paid 10.2%, so TYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, TDVI or TYLG?

With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and TYLG +20.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TDVI or TYLG?

TDVI charges 0.75% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TDVI vs TYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $658m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF, and $17m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

TDVI cash paid, 1 year

10.2%

TYLG cash paid, 1 year

+18.6%

TDVI total return, 1 year

+20.4%

TYLG total return, 1 year

TDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with TDIV

TDVI

+18.6%

TDIV

+18.6%

About even with TDIV

TDVI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +9.6%, total +18.6%, TDIV +18.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TDIV

+18.6%

TDVI

+18.6%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with TDIV

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TDIV

TDVI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +9.6%, total +18.6%, TDIV +18.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TDIV

+18.6%

TDVI

+18.6%

about even with TDIV

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TDVI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +9.6%, total +18.6%, TDIV +18.6%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

TYLG

+20.4%

none

Not measured

TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG

+20.4%

10.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TYLG

+20.4%

10.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. TYLG over 1 year: paid 10.2%, price +9.3%, total +20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TYLG costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; TDVI is far larger, $630m against $17m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TDVI vs TYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TDVI	TYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	TDVI	TYLG
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	+20.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 9.6%	rose 9.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	TDVI	TYLG
Benchmark	First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, measured through TDIV	not published
Cost and size
Measure	TDVI	TYLG
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$630m	$17m
Holdings
Measure	TDVI	TYLG
Holdings in common	16%

Method

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, TDVI and TYLG hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TDVI TYLG

Microsoft Corporation 8.29% 4.62%

Broadcom Inc. 7.24% 2.46%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.88% 1.49%

Texas Instruments Incorporated 9.67% 0.82%

Oracle Corporation 6.83% 0.72%

International Business Machines Corporation 8.63% 0.69%

Amphenol Corporation 1.83% 0.64%

Analog Devices, Inc. 3.58% 0.58%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 3.89% 0.51%

Salesforce, Inc. 1.85% 0.49%

Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 1.02% 0.38%

Corning Incorporated 1.25% 0.35%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in TDVI

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 3.94%

Thomson Reuters Corporation 2.69%

Vistance Networks Inc. 2.08%

TELUS Corporation 1.86%

Verizon Communications Inc. 1.83%

Comcast Corporation (Class A) 1.80%

T-Mobile US, Inc. 1.73%

AT&T Inc. 1.67%

Only in TYLG

THE SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST - The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund 54.55%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.51%

APPLE INC. 6.07%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.97%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.70%

INTEL CORPORATION 1.39%

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.31%

LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1.19%

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Side by side

TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, investing in the Nasdaq Technology Dividend Index, paying monthly TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Global X

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.7% 11.9%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 10.2%

Price change, 1 year +9.6% +9.3%

Total return, 1 year +18.6% +20.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.6% not published

Ahead or behind 0.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%

Age 3.2 years 4.0 years

Net assets, TDVI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $658m $17m

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: TDVI vs TYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TDVI	TYLG	TDVI	TYLG	TDVI	TYLG
3 months	+0.7%	−1.2%	1.9%	2.3%	+0.6 pts	not measured
6 months	+3.3%	+6.1%	3.9%	5.3%	+0.2 pts	not measured
1 year	+18.6%	+20.4%	8.3%	10.2%	0.0 pts	not measured
3 years	+103.0%	+82.8%	32.1%	35.5%	−6.1 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: TDVI Aug 2023 · TYLG Nov 2022	+102.9%	+130.4%	33.3%	48.5%	−5.0 pts	not measured

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About each fund

TDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) returned +18.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% 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.

TYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TYLG paid 10.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TDVI or TYLG?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and TYLG paid 10.2%, so TYLG paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, TDVI or TYLG?: With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and TYLG +20.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TDVI or TYLG?: TDVI charges 0.75% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →TDVI on its own →TYLG on its own →TDVI dividend history →TDVI holdings →TYLG dividend history →TYLG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

TDVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TDVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for TDVI ↗

TYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for TYLG ↗

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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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