Data as of .
TDVI vs XLUI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XLUI paid 13.6% of its price in cash against TDVI’s 8.1%, though TDVI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XLUI 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 XLUI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TDVI | Only in XLUI |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Incorporated 8.22% | STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT 100.35% |
| Oracle Corporation 7.97% | SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.25% |
| International Business Machines Corporation 7.90% | STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT OCT26 43 CALL -0.12% |
| Microsoft Corporation 7.83% | STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT OCT26 42 CALL -0.48% |
| Broadcom Inc. 7.77% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDVI | XLUI | TDVI | XLUI | TDVI | XLUI | |
| 3 months | −2.9% | −5.3% | 1.9% | 2.9% | −2.1 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +21.2% | −1.9% | 4.5% | 6.8% | −19.2 pts | +4.8 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | +2.0% | 8.1% | 13.6% | −20.9 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 3 years | +101.3% | not published | 31.3% | not published | −26.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.0% | +2.4% | 31.3% | 14.7% | −29.0 pts | +3.2 pts |
| TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on XLK, paying monthly | XLUI State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF Covered call on XLU, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) | Utilities sector (XLU) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.9% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 13.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.2% | −11.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +2.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +38.0% | +0.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −20.9 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1135 days | 415 days |
| Net assets | $631m | $55m |
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.
XLUI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLUI paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. Utilities sector (XLU) returned +0.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TDVI or XLUI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDVI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and XLUI paid 13.6%, so XLUI 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 XLUI?
- With every distribution reinvested, TDVI returned +17.1% and XLUI returned +2.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TDVI or XLUI?
- TDVI charges 0.75% a year and XLUI charges 0.35%, so XLUI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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