Data as of .
EIPI vs NDIV: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year NDIV paid 9.8% of its price in cash against EIPI’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: NDIV scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EIPI and NDIV hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EIPI | NDIV |
|---|---|---|
| ONEOK, Inc. | 3.12% | 4.66% |
| SunocoCorp LLC | 1.64% | 5.23% |
| Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. | 1.29% | 0.83% |
| MPLX LP | 4.67% | 0.80% |
| Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. | 0.79% | 1.07% |
| Energy Transfer LP | 6.86% | 0.75% |
| Enterprise Products Partners L.P. | 8.76% | 0.64% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 0.57% | 5.15% |
| Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. | 1.41% | 0.51% |
| Only in EIPI | Only in NDIV |
|---|---|
| Kinder Morgan, Inc. 3.88% | Crescent Energy Co 6.55% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 3.50% | Northern Oil & Gas Inc 6.04% |
| US Dollar 2.97% | Anglogold Ashanti Plc 5.59% |
| Shell plc (ADR) 2.90% | Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 5.38% |
| National Fuel Gas Company 2.62% | CVR Partners LP 5.13% |
| Duke Energy Corporation 2.43% | BP PLC 5.08% |
| EOG Resources, Inc. 2.21% | Kinetik Holdings Inc 4.94% |
| Plains GP Holdings, L.P. (Class A) 2.01% | Noble Corp PLC 4.94% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIPI | NDIV | EIPI | NDIV | EIPI | NDIV | |
| 3 months | +5.1% | +10.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | −15.4 pts | −10.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.1% | +5.6% | 3.4% | 5.5% | −5.8 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | +31.4% | 7.6% | 9.8% | −26.8 pts | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.5% | not published | 22.6% | not published | +3.6 pts |
| Since launch | +49.1% | +78.3% | 22.6% | 30.8% | +1.2 pts | +1.2 pts |
| EIPI FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on XLE, paying monthly | NDIV Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF Covered call on XLE, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Amplify |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.7% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 0.59% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.6% | 9.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.8% | +20.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +31.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +47.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −26.8 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 865 days | 1486 days |
| Net assets | $1.1bn | $32m |
EIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EIPI paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 26.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
NDIV in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NDIV paid 9.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +31.4%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EIPI or NDIV?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EIPI paid 7.6% of its starting price in cash and NDIV paid 9.8%, so NDIV paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, EIPI or NDIV?
- With every distribution reinvested, EIPI returned +21.1% and NDIV returned +31.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so NDIV returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EIPI or NDIV?
- EIPI charges 1.11% a year and NDIV charges 0.59%, so NDIV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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