First Trust vs Roundhill: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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First Trust vs Roundhill: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Income: First Trust wins, 83% to 67% of funds made money

Every dot is one income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · INCOME	First Trust	Roundhill
Funds in the category	47	6
Made money (W–L)	29–6	4–2
Win %	83%	67%
Money made	$10.3B	$125M
Typical return	+13.9%	+12.8%
Launches · 2026	11	0
Assets	$81.7B	$1.6B
Fee per $100	$0.60	$0.93

The biggest income funds on each side

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
RDVY	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$25.5B	+18.5% ✓
SDVY	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$11.0B	+13.9% ✓
FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	$8.1B	+28.3% ✓
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	$7.9B	+13.1% ✓
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	$5.8B	−2.8% ✕
RDVI	FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF	$3.8B	+17.9% ✓

Roundhill

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
QDTE	Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call ETF Strategy ETF	$894M	+12.8% ✓
XDTE	Roundhill Investments - S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$319M	+11.9% ✓
RDTE	Roundhill Investments - Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$155M	+13.5% ✓
XDIV	Roundhill Investments - S&P 500 No Dividend Target ETF	$101M	+12.9% ✓
MAGY	Roundhill Magnificent Seven Covered Call ETF	$93M	−3.4% ✕
YETH	Roundhill Investments - Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF	$57M	−39.8% ✕