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SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF

Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% in cash and still finished 16.4 points behind SCHD.

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

9.2%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+10.8%Total return, 1 year
−16.4 ptsAgainst SCHD
8.8%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

37.8127th of 173

SDVD paid 9.2% in cash and its price rose 1.2%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

8.7% of the 173 sit at or below SDVD on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%SDVD +1.2%SDVD +1.2%−75.5%+64.1%

66.8% of the 173 sit at or below SDVD on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−16.4 pts8.750%
what happened to the principal+1.2%66.850%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

30th of 369 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

SDVD against SCHDSDVD returned +10.8% with distributions reinvested against +27.2% for US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy, a gap of −16.4 pts. Of that, 9.2% arrived as cash rather than price.+10.8%SDVD total return+27.2%US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy9.2% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD returned +10.8% with distributions reinvested and US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2%, so a holder came out behind it by 16.4 points. The lighter segment is the 9.2% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

SDVD top ten by weight, 10.1% of its 174 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
National HealthCare CorporationNHC1.12%
First BanCorp.FBP1.04%
OFG BancorpOFG1.03%
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.THG1.01%
Interparfums, Inc.IPAR1.00%
Reinsurance Group of America, IncorporatRGA1.00%
VeriSign, Inc.VRSN1.00%
Assurant, Inc.AIZ0.99%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class AIBKR0.99%
Expedia Group, Inc.EXPE0.97%

Method

Period by period

SDVD over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSCHDAhead or behind
3 months2.1%−2.2%−0.1%+6.5%−6.7 pts
6 months4.4%+3.9%+8.3%+12.7%−4.3 pts
1 year9.2%+1.2%+10.8%+27.2%−16.4 pts
3 years30.7%+16.2%+53.0%+53.7%−0.7 pts
Since launch29.7%+12.2%+47.6%+51.8%−4.1 pts

Method

When SDVD pays

SDVD pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.164 a share, which went ex on Aug 21, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for SDVD. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.164ETFIQ projection
Oct 21, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.164ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for SDVD (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for SDVD. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 21, 2026$0.164
Jul 21, 2026$0.1636
Jun 25, 2026$0.1555
May 21, 2026$0.1546
Apr 21, 2026$0.1577
Mar 26, 2026$0.1527
Feb 20, 2026$0.1619
Jan 30, 2026$0.156
Jan 21, 2026$0.156
Dec 12, 2025$0.1507
Nov 21, 2025$0.1474
Oct 21, 2025$0.1474
Sep 25, 2025$0.1531

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Aug 10, 2023, SDVD has returned +47.6% with distributions reinvested, against +51.8% for US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy, and has paid out 29.7% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

SDVD (FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategydividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$888m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)8.8%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.85%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)9.1%
LaunchedAug 10, 2023
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.164 ex Aug 21, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$1.8675

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. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has SDVD paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 1.2%.
Is SDVD ahead of SCHD?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +10.8% against +27.2% for US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy, so a holder was behind it by 16.4 points.
How often does SDVD pay, and how much?
SDVD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 8.8% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does SDVD next pay a distribution?
SDVD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 21, 2026 at $0.164 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does SDVD cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

Compare SDVD

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