Which paid more, TDVI or XLSI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and XLSI paid 12.5%, so XLSI 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 XLSI?

With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and XLSI +16.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TDVI or XLSI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

TDVI vs XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLSI paid 12.5% 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 $25m for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

TDVI cash paid, 1 year

12.5%

XLSI cash paid, 1 year

+18.6%

TDVI total return, 1 year

+16.3%

XLSI 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.

XLSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind XLP

XLSI

+16.3%

XLP

+24.3%

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

12.5% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind XLP

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

8 pts behind XLP

12.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +24.3%. XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +24.3%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLSI costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; TDVI is far larger, $658m against $25m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TDVI vs XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TDVI	XLSI
Paid and earned
Measure	TDVI	XLSI
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	+16.3%
Price change, 1 year	rose 9.6%	rose 2.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	TDVI	XLSI
Benchmark	First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund, measured through TDIV	State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, measured through XLP
Against its benchmark, same days		behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	TDVI	XLSI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$658m	$25m
Holdings
Measure	TDVI	XLSI
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 Score90.1TDVI72.2XLSI

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

XLSI 72.2

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TDVI XLSI

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 XLSI

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES 102.28%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 93 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 91.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 92 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 90 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88 CALL -2.19%

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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 XLSI State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLP, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust State Street

Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call

Benchmark First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 7.7% 10.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 12.5%

Price change, 1 year +9.6% +2.7%

Total return, 1 year +18.6% +16.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +18.6% +24.3%

Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −8.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 100%

Age 3.2 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $658m $25m

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 XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TDVI	XLSI	TDVI	XLSI	TDVI	XLSI
3 months	+0.7%	+5.1%	1.9%	3.0%	+0.6 pts	−3.3 pts
6 months	+3.3%	+8.5%	3.9%	6.2%	+0.2 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	+18.6%	+16.3%	8.3%	12.5%	0.0 pts	−8.1 pts
3 years	+103.0%	–	32.1%	–	−6.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: TDVI Aug 2023 · XLSI Jul 2025	+102.9%	+12.1%	33.3%	14.9%	−5.0 pts	−6.1 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.

XLSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLSI paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) returned +24.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.8%, 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 XLSI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDVI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and XLSI paid 12.5%, so XLSI 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 XLSI?: With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +18.6% and XLSI +16.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TDVI or XLSI?: TDVI charges 0.75% a year and XLSI charges 0.35%, so XLSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (TDIV) →State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) →TDVI on its own →XLSI on its own →TDVI dividend history →TDVI holdings →XLSI dividend history →XLSI 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 ↗

XLSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLSI 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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