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TDVI vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% 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 $18m for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
8.3%
TDVI cash paid, 1 year
13.3%
XLII cash paid, 1 year
+18.6%
TDVI total return, 1 year
+11.4%
XLII 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.
XLII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts behind XLI
XLII
+11.4%
XLI
+12.3%

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

13.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLII costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; TDVI is far larger, $658m against $18m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TDVI vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTDVIXLII
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%+11.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 9.6%fell 2.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFirst Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, measured through TDIVIndustrials, measured through XLI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$658m$18m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TDVI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score90.1TDVI48.2XLII

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

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

Risk and return

Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 64 weekly returns
TDVI XLII
Return
Total return edge TDVI +27.4% +14.1%
Annualized edge TDVI +21.7% +11.3%
Price return edge TDVI +15.3% −2.1%
Risk
Volatility edge XLII 18.9% 9.6%
Max drawdown edge XLII −12.3% −9.4%
Downside capture 98.1% 75.0%
Beta 0.96 0.70
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TDVI 0.93 0.77
Sortino edge TDVI 1.52 1.13
Treynor 0.206 0.105
Calmar edge TDVI 1.76 1.21
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.1% a year +2.6% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.14 0.96
Information ratio −0.46 0.14
Tracking error 1.9% 4.9%

Each against its own benchmark: TDVI against TDIV, Aug 18, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; XLII against XLI, Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, TDVI returned more: +27.4% to +14.1%. XLII swung less: 9.6% to 18.9%. XLII fell less at its worst: −9.4% to −12.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: TDVI vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTDVIXLIIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+27.4%+14.1%TDVIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+21.7%+11.3%TDVITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+15.3%−2.1%TDVIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility18.9%9.6%XLIISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.6%6.5%XLIILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−12.3%−9.4%XLIIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture94.3%70.6%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture98.1%75.0%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.960.70Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.90Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.930.77TDVIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.521.13TDVIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.2060.105Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.761.21TDVIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkTDIVXLIThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.1% a year+2.6% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.140.96Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−2.1% to +1.8%−2.8% to +8.1%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.460.14Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error1.9%4.9%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 64 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TDVI XLII
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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 XLII
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 101.40%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 171 CALL -0.00%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 174 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 173 CALL -0.07%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 172 CALL -1.81%
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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 XLII State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLI, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call
Benchmark First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) Industrials (XLI)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.7% 15.0%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 13.3%
Price change, 1 year +9.6% −2.1%
Total return, 1 year +18.6% +11.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +18.6% +12.3%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%
Age 3.2 years 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $658m $18m

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 XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTDVIXLIITDVIXLIITDVIXLII
3 months+0.7%−6.2%1.9%2.7%+0.6 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+3.3%+1.1%3.9%6.4%+0.2 pts+4.8 pts
1 year+18.6%+11.4%8.3%13.3%0.0 pts−0.9 pts
3 years+103.0%–32.1%–−6.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: TDVI Aug 2023 · XLII Jul 2025+102.9%+15.0%33.3%16.8%−5.0 pts+1.8 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.

XLII

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.4%. Industrials (XLI) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, 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 XLII?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and XLII paid 13.3%, so XLII 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 XLII?
With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and XLII +11.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TDVI or XLII?
TDVI charges 0.75% a year and XLII charges 0.35%, so XLII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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