Is FRIIF or RYLD a better dividend investment in 2026?

FRIIF currently yields 15.53% with a 5% 5-year dividend growth rate. RYLD yields 12.14% with 5% growth. The better choice depends on your goal: FRIIF offers higher current income.

What is the dividend yield difference between FRIIF and RYLD?

FRIIF has a forward dividend yield of 15.53% ($2.00/share annually). RYLD yields 12.14% ($1.81/share annually). The yield gap is 3.39 percentage points.

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FRIIF vs RYLD: Dividend Comparison 2026

FRIIF yields 15.53% · RYLD yields 12.14%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled

🏆 FRIIF wins by $10.8K in total portfolio value

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TIME HORIZON10 years

FRIIF

● Live price

15.53%

Share price

$12.88

Annual div

$2.00

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$55.3K

Annual income

$4,044.75

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RYLD

● Live price

12.14%

Share price

$14.95

Annual div

$1.81

5Y div CAGR

Payout ratio

50%

After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP

Portfolio value

$44.5K

Annual income

$2,587.35

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Portfolio growth — FRIIF vs RYLD

📍 FRIIF pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis Period	FRIIF	RYLD
2008–2009 GFC	— No data	— No data
2020 Q1–Q2 COVID	— No data	— No data
2022 Q4 Rate Hike	— No data	— No data

Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.

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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, FRIIF + RYLD cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage

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FRIIF pays

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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

FRIIF

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$1,319.88/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$3,438.04/yr

RYLD

Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)

$1,031.60/yr

After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)

$2,199.25/yr

At 15% tax rate, FRIIF beats the other by $1,238.79/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000

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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of FRIIF + RYLD for your $10,000?

FRIIF: 50%RYLD: 50%

100% RYLD50/50100% FRIIF

Portfolio after 10yr

$49.9K

Annual income

$3,316.04/yr

Blended yield

6.64%

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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

FRIIF buys

RYLD buys

No recent congressional trades found for FRIIF or RYLD in the last 90 days.

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MetricFRIIFRYLD

Forward yield	15.53% ✓	12.14%
Annual dividend / share	$2.00 ✓	$1.81
Payout ratio	50%	50%
1-year div growth	0%	0%
5-year div CAGR	0%	0%
Portfolio after 10y	$55.3K ✓	$44.5K
Annual income after 10y	$4,044.75 ✓	$2,587.35
Total dividends collected	$27.3K ✓	$18.8K
Payment frequency	quarterly	quarterly
Sector	Stock	ETF

Year-by-year: FRIIF vs RYLD ($10,000, DRIP)

Year	FRIIF Portfolio	FRIIF Income/yr	RYLD Portfolio	RYLD Income/yr	Gap
1← crossover	$12,253	$1,552.80	$11,914	$1,213.65	+$339.00 → FRIIF
2	$14,889	$1,778.14	$14,099	$1,351.30	+$790.00 → FRIIF
3	$17,950	$2,019.30	$16,580	$1,494.55	+$1.4K → FRIIF
4	$21,482	$2,275.26	$19,384	$1,642.61	+$2.1K → FRIIF
5	$25,530	$2,544.79	$22,535	$1,794.70	+$3.0K → FRIIF
6	$30,144	$2,826.53	$26,063	$1,950.00	+$4.1K → FRIIF
7	$35,373	$3,118.99	$29,995	$2,107.69	+$5.4K → FRIIF
8	$41,270	$3,420.59	$34,361	$2,266.99	+$6.9K → FRIIF
9	$47,888	$3,729.73	$39,194	$2,427.12	+$8.7K → FRIIF
10	$55,285	$4,044.75	$44,525	$2,587.35	+$10.8K → FRIIF

FRIIF vs RYLD: Complete Analysis 2026

FRIIF — Stock

MGI Digital Technology Société Anonyme designs, manufactures, and sells digital printing and finishing solutions for the graphic arts industry in France and internationally. The company's products include AlphaJET, a factory 4.0 solution for the printing and packaging sector that displaces traditional production processes; JETvarnish 3D Web and JETvarnish 3D Web Color+, a roll-to-roll finishing solution; JETvarnish 3D Evolution, a spot UV coating solution; JETvarnish 3D, a solution for 3D or traditional flat spot UV coating; JETVARNISH 3DS, a digital solution; and JETvarnish 3D One, a digital print enrichment finishing presses. Its products also comprise PressCard Pro, an industrial production unit dedicated to the short run lamination of plastic substrates; and PunchCard Pro, a semi-automatic card punching unit. The company serves commercial printing, publishing, packaging, web to print, photo products, to the trade, and labels markets. MGI Digital Technology Société Anonyme was founded in 1982 and is based in Fresnes, France.

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RYLD — ETF

The Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe Russell 2000 BuyWrite Index.

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