Data as of .
TDVI vs XLBI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XLBI paid 14.5% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.1%, though TDVI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TDVI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TDVI and XLBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TDVI | Only in XLBI |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Incorporated 8.22% | STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT 100.63% |
| Oracle Corporation 7.97% | SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.39% |
| International Business Machines Corporat 7.90% | STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT OCT26 52 C -1.02% |
| Microsoft Corporation 7.83% | |
| Broadcom Inc. 7.77% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.21% | |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated 4.19% | |
| Analog Devices, Inc. 3.19% |
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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDVI | XLBI | TDVI | XLBI | TDVI | XLBI | |
| 3 months | −2.9% | −0.7% | 1.9% | 3.3% | −2.1 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +21.2% | +11.1% | 4.5% | 7.2% | −19.2 pts | +3.9 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | +8.8% | 8.1% | 14.5% | −20.9 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 3 years | +101.3% | not published | 31.3% | not published | −26.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.0% | +12.1% | 31.3% | 16.3% | −29.0 pts | −2.4 pts |
| TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on XLK, paying monthly | XLBI State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF Covered call on XLB, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) | Materials (XLB) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.9% | 11.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 14.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.2% | −6.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +8.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +38.0% | +12.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −20.9 pts | −3.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1135 days | 415 days |
| Net assets | $631m | $8m |
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.
XLBI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLBI paid 14.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Materials (XLB) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TDVI or XLBI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDVI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and XLBI paid 14.5%, so XLBI 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 XLBI?
- With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +17.1% and XLBI returned +8.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TDVI or XLBI?
- TDVI charges 0.75% a year and XLBI charges 0.35%, so XLBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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