How much has SDVD paid over the last year?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 8.6%.

Is SDVD ahead of SDVY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% against +17.5% for First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY), so a holder was ahead of it by 1.4 points.

How often does SDVD pay, and how much?

SDVD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 8.2% at its price on Nov 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Is the SDVD distribution return of capital?

First Trust estimates 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

When does SDVD next pay a distribution?

SDVD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 21, 2026 at $0.1566 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 20, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

How much of SDVD’s distribution is return of capital?

First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 22.2% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid May 29, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, the estimate is 33.4%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 puts it at 0.0% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% in cash and returned 18.9% in total, against 17.5% for SDVY.

Why did SDVD return +53.5% from Aug 2023 to Oct 2026, against SDVY’s +51.7%?Is SDVD’s payout of 8.2% a year sustainable?What do SDVD’s net flows of +$2.2m over the last 5 trading days mean?

Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthlyFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.85%Fund assets $903m on Nov 3, 2026First traded Aug 10, 2023Benchmark First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ covers Dividend history

Promise check: DeliveredOver the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% in cash and returned 18.9% in total, covering 194.8% of its payout.

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SDVD risk and return scorecard

vs SDVY · Aug 2023 to Oct 2026 · 167 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

3.2 years

SDVD +53.5%, SDVY +51.7%, Aug 2023 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

Return

MeasureSDVDSDVYEdge

Total return+53.5%+51.7%SDVD (slight)

Annualized+14.3%+13.8%SDVD (slight)

Price return+15.0%+44.2%SDVY

Risk

MeasureSDVDSDVYEdge

Volatility16.9%17.8%SDVD (slight)

Max drawdown−22.2%−23.2%SDVD (slight)

Upside capture93.3%100.0%SDVY (slight)

Downside capture95.9%100.0%SDVD (slight)

Risk-adjusted

MeasureSDVDSDVYEdge

Sharpe ratio0.610.56SDVD (slight)

Sortino ratio0.890.84SDVD (slight)

Alpha vs SDVY

MeasureSDVDSDVYEdge

Alpha, a year+0.8%Not significant

Alpha t-stat0.75

Beta to SDVY0.941.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Nov 3, 2026

Latest day

Last 5 trading days

+$2.2m

12 months to Jul 31, 2026

+$277m

In on 8 days, out on 4. 44 days missing.

askIQ: what do these flows mean? ↗

What you earned

SDVD +4.6%, SDVY +4.5%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD

+4.6%

SDVY

+4.5%

Paid 0.7% in cash. Price +3.9%.

SDVD −2.3%, SDVY −2.8%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD

−2.3%

SDVY

−2.8%

Paid 2.0% in cash. Price −4.4%.

SDVD +3.3%, SDVY +2.4%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD

+3.3%

SDVY

+2.4%

Paid 4.1% in cash. Price −0.9%.

SDVD +15.0%, SDVY +13.8%: total return over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD

+15.0%

SDVY

+13.8%

Paid 8.1% in cash. Price +6.5%.

SDVD +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%: total return over one year to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

Paid 9.7% in cash. Price +8.6%.

SDVD +60.8%, SDVY +59.8%: total return over three years to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD

+60.8%

SDVY

+59.8%

Paid 31.3% in cash. Price +23.0%.

SDVD +53.9%, SDVY +52.0%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD

+53.9%

SDVY

+52.0%

Paid 31.3% in cash. Price +15.3%.

askIQ: why did SDVD return +18.9% over one year, against SDVY’s +17.5%? ↗

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 21, 2026

9.7%

Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price

to Nov 4, 2026

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+18.9%

Total return, 1 year

to Nov 4, 2026

Report

+1.4 pts

Against SDVY

to Nov 4, 2026

Report

22.2%

Return of capital, latest payout (First Trust estimate)

Report

$0.1566

Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 21, 2026

Report

Pays monthly.

askIQ: is SDVD’s payout of 8.2% a year sustainable? ↗

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Price and total return, 1 year

$22.85+1.7%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

0%5%10%15%20%Total return +18.9%Price +8.6%

Nov 4, 2025Nov 4, 2026

Price +8.6%Total return +18.9%

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

SDVD returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
Window	Total return	Cash paid	Price	SDVY	Ahead or behind
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026	+4.6%	0.7%	+3.9%	+4.5%	+0.1 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026	−2.3%	2.0%	−4.4%	−2.8%	+0.5 pts
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026	+3.3%	4.1%	−0.9%	+2.4%	+0.9 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026	+15.0%	8.1%	+6.5%	+13.8%	+1.2 pts
1Y Nov 4, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026	+18.9%	9.7%	+8.6%	+17.5%	+1.4 pts
3Y Nov 3, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026	+60.8%	31.3%	+23.0%	+59.8%	+1.0 pts
Since launch Aug 10, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026	+53.9%	31.3%	+15.3%	+52.0%	+1.9 pts
Since launch, annualised Aug 10, 2023 – Nov 4, 2026	+14.2%	–	–	–	–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from

SDVD

+4.6%

SDVY

+4.5%

About even with SDVY SDVD over 1 month: paid 0.7%, price +3.9%, total +4.6%, SDVY +4.5%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +4.5% SDVD +4.6% 0.7% as cash about even with SDVY Total return, distributions reinvested About even with SDVY SDVD over 1 month: paid 0.7%, price +3.9%, total +4.6%, SDVY +4.5%, +0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +4.5% SDVD +4.6% about even with SDVY Over the 1 month to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested and First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +4.5%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.1 points. The lighter segment is the 0.7% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +3.9%Cash paid +0.7%, reinvested+0.1 pts vs SDVY

SDVD

−2.3%

SDVY

−2.8%

About even with SDVY SDVD over 3 months: paid 2.0%, price −4.4%, total −2.3%, SDVY −2.8%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY −2.8% SDVD −2.3% about even with SDVY Total return, distributions reinvested About even with SDVY SDVD over 3 months: paid 2.0%, price −4.4%, total −2.3%, SDVY −2.8%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY −2.8% SDVD −2.3% about even with SDVY Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested and First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned −2.8%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.5 points. The lighter segment is the 2.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −4.4%Cash paid +2.0%, reinvested+0.5 pts vs SDVY

0.0%

SDVD

+3.3%

SDVY

+2.4%

0.9 pts ahead of SDVY SDVD over 6 months: paid 4.1%, price −0.9%, total +3.3%, SDVY +2.4%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +2.4% SDVD +3.3% 4.1% of it arrived as cash 0.9 pts ahead of SDVY Total return, distributions reinvested 0.9 pts ahead of SDVY SDVD over 6 months: paid 4.1%, price −0.9%, total +3.3%, SDVY +2.4%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +2.4% SDVD +3.3% 4.1% as cash 0.9 pts ahead of SDVY Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested and First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +2.4%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.9 points. The lighter segment is the 4.1% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −0.9%Cash paid +4.1%, reinvested+0.9 pts vs SDVY

0.0%

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +17.5% SDVD +18.9% 9.7% of it arrived as cash 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY Total return, distributions reinvested 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +17.5% SDVD +18.9% 9.7% cash 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY Over the 1 year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested and First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.4 points. The lighter segment is the 9.7% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +8.6%Cash paid +9.7%, reinvested+1.4 pts vs SDVY

SDVD

+60.8%

SDVY

+59.8%

1 pt ahead of SDVY SDVD over 3 years: paid 31.3%, price +23.0%, total +60.8%, SDVY +59.8%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +59.8% SDVD +60.8% 31.3% of it arrived as cash 1 pt ahead of SDVY Total return, distributions reinvested 1 pt ahead of SDVY SDVD over 3 years: paid 31.3%, price +23.0%, total +60.8%, SDVY +59.8%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +59.8% SDVD +60.8% 1 pt ahead of SDVY Over the 3 years to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD returned +60.8% with distributions reinvested and First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +59.8%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.0 points. The lighter segment is the 31.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +23.0%Cash paid +31.3%, reinvested+1.0 pts vs SDVY

SDVD

+53.9%

SDVY

+52.0%

1.9 pts ahead of SDVY SDVD since launch: paid 31.3%, price +15.3%, total +53.9%, SDVY +52.0%, +1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +52.0% SDVD +53.9% 31.3% of it arrived as cash 1.9 pts ahead of SDVY Total return, distributions reinvested 1.9 pts ahead of SDVY SDVD since launch: paid 31.3%, price +15.3%, total +53.9%, SDVY +52.0%, +1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026. SDVY +52.0% SDVD +53.9% 31.3% cash 1.9 pts ahead of SDVY From launch to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD returned +53.9% with distributions reinvested and First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +52.0%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.9 points. The lighter segment is the 31.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +15.3%Cash paid +31.3%, reinvested+1.9 pts vs SDVY

84.7

IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score26th of 167 · Nov 4, 2026

0.3 · lowest of 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

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

SDVD paid 9.7% in cash over the year and returned 18.9% in total, more than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid194.8% · 85th pct

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Money in and out

Daily data · as of Nov 3, 2026

SDVD: in the 22 trading days to Nov 3, 2026, net $4.2m went out.

0.0% of $907m on Nov 2, 2026
Nov 3, 2026

+$2.2m

0.3% of $890m on Oct 27, 2026
Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026

12 months

+$277m

50.6% of $547m on Jul 31, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

3 years

+$832m

Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Aug 2023 to Jul 2026

+$832m

Aug 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Net flow each trading day

3M1Y400 days

SDVD, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 8 days and went out on 4 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 44 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 8 days, out on 4. 44 days missing.

SDVD, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 8 days and went out on 4 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 230 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 8 days, out on 4. 230 days missing.

SDVD, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 8 days and went out on 4 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 379 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 8 days, out on 4. 379 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for SDVD, back to Aug 2023, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare SDVD with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months21 days

Nov 3, 2026 $0

Nov 2, 2026 $0

Oct 30, 2026 +$2.2m

Oct 29, 2026 $0

Oct 28, 2026 $0

Oct 27, 2026 $0

Oct 26, 2026 $0

Oct 23, 2026 +$2.2m

Oct 22, 2026 +$2.2m

Oct 21, 2026 +$3.3m

Oct 20, 2026 $0

Oct 19, 2026 +$1.1m

Oct 16, 2026 $0

Oct 15, 2026 $0

Oct 14, 2026 +$2.2m

Oct 13, 2026 −$8.8m

Oct 12, 2026 −$3.3m

Oct 9, 2026 −$3.3m

Oct 8, 2026 −$4.3m

Oct 7, 2026 +$1.1m

Oct 6, 2026 +$1.1m covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year5 weeks

Nov 3, 2026 $0 2 days

Oct 30, 2026 +$2.2m

Oct 23, 2026 +$8.9m

Oct 16, 2026 −$9.9m

Oct 9, 2026 −$5.4m 4 days

Net flow into SDVD each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outOct 2023 to Nov 2026

in, up to +$140m

out, down to −$110mOct 2023Oct 2026

SDVD, money in and money out each month from Oct 2023 to Oct 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Oct 2023 to Jul 2026 are from SDVD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 have no data. Nov 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 33 and went out in 2.

Bars for Oct 2023 to Jul 2026 are from SDVD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Oct 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 33 and went out in 2.

MonthInOutNet

Nov 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Nov 2 to Nov 3$0$0$0

Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 30+$15.5m−$19.7m−$4.2m

Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$27.9m−$24.1m+$3.8m

Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$134m−$107m+$27.7m

May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$31.5m−$5.7m+$25.8m

Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$64.7m−$76.3m−$11.5m

Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$91.6m−$67.2m+$24.4m

Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$27.6m−$20.8m+$6.9m

Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$47.9m$0+$47.9m

Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$122m−$87.1m+$34.5m

Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$19.1m−$7.3m+$11.8m

Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$36.1m$0+$36.1m

Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$118m−$70.7m+$47.2m

Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$22.3m$0+$22.3m

Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$35.5m$0+$35.5m

Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$102m−$60.2m+$41.4m

May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.2m$0+$24.2m

Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$48.4m−$8.5m+$39.9m

Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$104m−$53.9m+$50.1m

Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$55.6m−$8.4m+$47.2m

Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$85.7m$0+$85.7m

Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$52.6m−$9.6m+$43.0m

Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$41.7m$0+$41.7m

Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.1m$0+$12.1m

Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$19.6m−$6.6m+$13.0m

Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.4m$0+$6.4m

Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.0m−$12.2m+$4.8m

Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.7m−$13.5m+$1.2m

May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.0m$0+$14.0m

Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.5m$0+$24.5m

Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$39.2m−$20.0m+$19.2m

Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.3m$0+$11.3m

Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.5m$0+$18.5m

Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.2m−$2.1m+$4.1m

Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.1m$0+$14.1m

Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$871k$0+$871k

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.

SDVD key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$24.00 on Aug 14, 2026

52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$20.65 on Nov 20, 2025

Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$22.85, 66% of the way from the low to the high

Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.95, against SDVY

R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.90

Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026

P/E ratio (First Trust, Oct 30, 2026)15.39

Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. P/E as First Trust states it, under its terms.

SDVD return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (First Trust estimate, Oct 30, 2026)22.2%

Return of capital, distributions paid May 29, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 (First Trust estimates)33.4%

Notices behind that number6 of 13 distributions

Return of capital, fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 (annual report, filed Jan 9, 2026)0.0%

Options it writes (holdings as of Jul 31, 2026)Options on an index, which are Section 1256 contracts

Estimates are First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Nov 4, 2026

Trading · SDVDas of Nov 4, 2026

Liquid57th percentile of 128 income ETFs4 of 6 measured · Nov 4, 2026

0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Liquid: trades at a typical spread of 0.14%, and its holdings can absorb $159m a day.

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread

$1,000$0.700.07%

$10,000$7.000.07%

$100,000 · estimate$920.092%

Full cost to own · 1 year at $10,000

1.17%fee alone 0.85%

Fee + round-trip spread + median premium paid

Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 3 close+0.13%

−0.6%95% of days within ±0.46% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.6%

How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 2¢ to buy, midpoint − 2¢ to sell.At the Nov 3 close of $22.46, that’s $22.48 to buy and $22.44 to sell.

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SDVD for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%

Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%

SDVD interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ

US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000

Share classDistributing

Treaty rate on dividends by country

SDVD is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work

$0.15

$0.16

Distributions per share for SDVD 13 distributions for SDVD, $0.1474 to $0.164 a share and $0.156 in the middle, Nov 21, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn. $0.156 the middle one Nov 21, 2025 Oct 21, 2026 $0.164 a share at the highest

Nov 2025Monthly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for SDVD, $0.1474 to $0.164 a share and $0.156 in the middle, Nov 21, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn.

Latest

$0.1566

Ex Oct 21, 2026 · paid about 2 days later

Annualized

8.2%

At its price on Nov 4, 2026

Trailing 12 months

8.9%

13 payments, ex Nov 21, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026: $2.0334

Return of capital

22.2%

Latest payout (First Trust estimate)

Next, projected

SDVD pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1566 a share, which went ex on Oct 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 Nov 20, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 20, 2026 · pay Nov 23, 2026$0.1566 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for SDVD. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

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Every distribution ETFIQ holds for SDVD (13, most recent first)

Oct 21, 2026$0.1566

Sep 24, 2026$0.1567

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

Cash distributions per share for SDVD. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid

−272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167

That is the share of the 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below SDVD.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 194.8% · 85th pct, −272.3% to 2,333.3% across 167.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · SDVD in whiteCovered the least

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SDVD top ten by weight, 10.3% of the fund, of its 173 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. THG 1.09%

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated RGA 1.06%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. WSM 1.06%

Veralto Corporation VLTO 1.05%

Assurant, Inc. AIZ 1.02%

Interparfums, Inc. IPAR 1.02%

National HealthCare Corporation NHC 1.02%

VeriSign, Inc. VRSN 1.02%

OFG Bancorp OFG 0.99%

Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE 0.98%

Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗See all 173 holdings →Check overlap with another fund →

Source: First Trust’s daily holdings file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

Head to head

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About SDVD

Strategydividend stocks with call overlay

BenchmarkFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)SDVD invests in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index (prospectus, Form 485BPOS, accession 0001445546-26-001606, filed 2026-02-27) and writes its options on another index; SDVY tracks that index, and holds 100% of SDVD's own book by weight, by its holdings of Nov 2, 2026. SDVD names the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index (prospectus, Form 485BPOS, accession 0001445546-26-001606, filed 2026-02-27); no ETF this site covers tracks it and its levels are licensed, so the reference here stands in for it.

Paysmonthly

Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026)$903mReport

Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)8.2%

Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.85%Report

Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)8.9%

First tradedAug 10, 2023

Return of capital, latest distribution (First Trust 19a-1 estimate)22.2%

Paysmonthly

Typical gap between ex-dates30 days

Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days

Last paid, per share$0.1566 ex Oct 21, 2026

Cash paid in the 12 months to Nov 4, 2026, 13 distributions, ex Nov 21, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026$2.0334

How we measure

Every number 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. Method

IQ Investment Committee on SDVD

12 seats on SDVD, as of Nov 4, 2026: 2 Supports, 8 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges

In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges

In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityChallenges

In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data

In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianSupports

In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data

In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges

In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges

In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges

In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges

In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports

Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges

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Questions people ask about SDVD

How much has SDVD paid over the last year?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 8.6%.
Is SDVD ahead of SDVY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SDVD returned +18.9% against +17.5% for First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY), so a holder was ahead of it by 1.4 points.
How often does SDVD pay, and how much?: SDVD pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 8.2% at its price on Nov 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the SDVD distribution return of capital?: First Trust estimates 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does SDVD next pay a distribution?: SDVD pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 21, 2026 at $0.1566 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 20, 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.
How much of SDVD’s distribution is return of capital?: First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 22.2% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid May 29, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, the estimate is 33.4%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 puts it at 0.0% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

Sources and dates

Prices, SDVD and SDVYTiingo end-of-day · Nov 4, 2026

Fee, 0.85%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Net assets, $903mIssuer page · Nov 3, 2026

HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Nov 3, 2026 ↗

Return of capitalFirst Trust 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IssuerFirst Trust page for SDVD ↗

First Trust 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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Total return

Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.

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

Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.

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

The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.

Autocallable

A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.

Barrier

The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.

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