If you want maximum headline income
→ SDIV
SDIV leads headline yield (~8.6%). Check the tape for total return and NAV path before sizing up.
Two income funds compared side-by-side using the available DivAgent snapshot. See which one fits your yield strategy.
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If you want maximum headline income
→ SDIV
SDIV leads headline yield (~8.6%). Check the tape for total return and NAV path before sizing up.
If you want total return (paid + price)
→ AMRFX
AMRFX leads 1Y total return (~14.2%). Prefer this when you care about paid + price, not yield alone.
If you need sleep-at-night sizing
→ SDIV
SDIV is Tier 3 vs Tier 4 — the structurally lower-risk pick in this matchup.
Neither fund currently meets this page's high-yield and NAV-decline screen. That result does not establish distribution sustainability or composition; those require separate issuer evidence.
When the edge flips — yield, total return, or NAV path — we email the updated tape. Plus the free Yield Trap cheat sheet: what high-yield funds actually paid vs what their prices did.
Path A · Still deciding
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Path B · Picked a side
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What this means: AMRFX is ratedTier 4 (Harvest)while SDIV is ratedTier 3 (Specialty).SDIV is structurally lower risk than AMRFX.
| Metric | AMRFX | SDIV |
|---|---|---|
| Total Return (1Y) | 14.16% | 14.11% |
| NAV Change (1Y) | 6.62% | 5.50% |
| Max Drawdown | -20.35% | -31.00% |
| Beta | N/A | N/A |
* Returns include dividend reinvestment. Drawdown calculates peak-to-trough decline over trailing 12 months.
The comparison remains available, but DivAgent will not assign a winner until both funds have current yield, total return, risk tier, drawdown, and fee data. Missing values are shown as N/A in the tables below.
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