Which paid more, TDVI or XLCI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and XLCI paid 11.1%, so XLCI 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 XLCI?

With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and XLCI +0.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TDVI or XLCI?

TDVI charges 0.75% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

TDVI vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.1% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.3%, though TDVI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $658m for FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF and $3.4m for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

TDVI cash paid, 1 year

11.1%

XLCI cash paid, 1 year

+18.6%

TDVI total return, 1 year

+0.7%

XLCI 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.

XLCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI

+0.7%

XLC

−5.8%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLCI costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points; TDVI is far larger, $658m against $3.4m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TDVI vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TDVI	XLCI
Paid and earned
Measure	TDVI	XLCI
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	+0.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 9.6%	fell 10.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	TDVI	XLCI
Benchmark	First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, measured through TDIV	Communication services, measured through XLC
Cost and size
Measure	TDVI	XLCI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$658m	$3.4m
Holdings
Measure	TDVI	XLCI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score90.1TDVI20.1XLCI

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

TDVI 90.1

XLCI 20.1

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TDVI XLCI

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 XLCI

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 100.11%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 116 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 111 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 114 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 103 CALL -0.09%

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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 XLCI State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLC, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust State Street

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) Communication services (XLC)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.7% 13.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 11.1%

Price change, 1 year +9.6% −10.0%

Total return, 1 year +18.6% +0.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.6% −5.8%

Ahead or behind 0.0 pts +6.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%

Age 3.2 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $658m $3.4m

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 XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TDVI	XLCI	TDVI	XLCI	TDVI	XLCI
3 months	+0.7%	−2.9%	1.9%	2.7%	+0.6 pts	+2.1 pts
6 months	+3.3%	−6.0%	3.9%	5.4%	+0.2 pts	+4.0 pts
1 year	+18.6%	+0.7%	8.3%	11.1%	0.0 pts	+6.6 pts
3 years	+103.0%	–	32.1%	–	−6.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: TDVI Aug 2023 · XLCI Jul 2025	+102.9%	+3.2%	33.3%	14.3%	−5.0 pts	+3.0 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.

XLCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, TDVI or XLCI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and XLCI paid 11.1%, so XLCI 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 XLCI?: With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and XLCI +0.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TDVI or XLCI?: TDVI charges 0.75% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) →Communication services (XLC) →TDVI on its own →XLCI on its own →TDVI dividend history →TDVI holdings →XLCI dividend history →XLCI 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 ↗

XLCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLCI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLCI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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