How much has SDVD paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 5.2%.

Is SDVD ahead of SCHD?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +15.2% against +30.3% for US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy, so a holder was behind it by 15.1 points.

How often does SDVD pay, and how much?

SDVD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 8.5% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

SDVD · FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF

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Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +30.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 8.5%, paid monthly.

SDVD (FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark	US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy (proxy)
Pays	monthly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	8.5%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	0.85%
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	8.8%
Launched	Aug 10, 2023
3 months: paid / price / total / SCHD / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	2.2% / +3.4% / +5.6% / +8.6% / −3.0 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / SCHD / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	4.3% / +3.7% / +8.1% / +13.6% / −5.5 pts
1 year: paid / price / total / SCHD / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	9.2% / +5.2% / +15.2% / +30.3% / −15.1 pts
3 years: paid / price / total / SCHD / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	30.1% / +18.1% / +55.4% / +57.5% / −2.1 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / SCHD / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	29.7% / +16.3% / +53.1% / +56.8% / −3.7 pts

Questions people ask

How much has SDVD paid over the last year?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 5.2%.
Is SDVD ahead of SCHD?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +15.2% against +30.3% for US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy, so a holder was behind it by 15.1 points.
How often does SDVD pay, and how much?: SDVD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 8.5% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
What does SDVD cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

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