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TDVI vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WEEI paid 13.0% 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 $98m on Jul 31, 2026 for Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF.

At a glance
8.3%
TDVI cash paid, 1 year
13.0%
WEEI cash paid, 1 year
+18.6%
TDVI total return, 1 year
+33.7%
WEEI 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% 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.
WEEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 16.1 pts behind XLE
WEEI
+33.7%
XLE
+49.8%

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

13.0% as cash

16.1 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.1 pts behind XLE

WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

WEEI

+33.7%

16.1 pts behind XLE

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. WEEI over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price +19.3%, total +33.7%, XLE +49.8%, −16.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TDVI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TDVI vs WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTDVIWEEI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%+33.7%
Price change, 1 yearrose 9.6%rose 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFirst Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, measured through TDIVEnergy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.85%
Net assets, TDVI as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026$658m$98m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · WEEI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score90.1TDVI94.3WEEI

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TDVI and WEEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TDVI WEEI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TDVI
Texas Instruments Incorporated 9.67%
International Business Machines Corporation 8.63%
Microsoft Corporation 8.29%
Broadcom Inc. 7.24%
Oracle Corporation 6.83%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 3.94%
QUALCOMM Incorporated 3.89%
Analog Devices, Inc. 3.58%
Only in WEEI
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 24.05%
CHEVRON CORP 14.68%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.11%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 6.10%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 5.24%
PHILLIPS 66 4.83%
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.61%
SLB LTD 4.57%
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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 WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF · Option income on XLE, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay option income
Benchmark First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) Energy sector (XLE)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.7% 10.9%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 13.0%
Price change, 1 year +9.6% +19.3%
Total return, 1 year +18.6% +33.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.6% +49.8%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −16.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.2 years 2.5 years
Net assets, TDVI as of Nov 3, 2026 and WEEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $658m $98m

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 WEEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTDVIWEEITDVIWEEITDVIWEEI
3 months+0.7%+8.0%1.9%2.9%+0.6 pts−3.6 pts
6 months+3.3%+11.4%3.9%5.8%+0.2 pts−1.5 pts
1 year+18.6%+33.7%8.3%13.0%0.0 pts−16.1 pts
3 years+103.0%–32.1%–−6.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: TDVI Aug 2023 · WEEI May 2024+102.9%+37.7%33.3%28.0%−5.0 pts−11.3 pts

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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.

WEEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WEEI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +33.7%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.9%, paid monthly. Westwood estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TDVI or WEEI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and WEEI paid 13.0%, so WEEI 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 WEEI?
With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and WEEI +33.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TDVI or WEEI?
TDVI charges 0.75% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so TDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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