Which paid more, FDND or FEPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 22.1%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, FDND or FEPI?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and FEPI +2.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FDND or FEPI?

FDND charges 0.75% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.3m for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF and $679m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

FDND · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind FDN

FDND

−2.6%

FDN

−1.6%

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

7.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $9.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	FEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	FEPI
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+2.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.1%	fell 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	FEPI
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	not published
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	FEPI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$679m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	FEPI
Holdings in common	21%

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, FDND and FEPI hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND FEPI

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.05% 7.00%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.21% 4.25%

Amazon.com, Inc. 10.68% 4.21%

Netflix, Inc. 5.64% 4.21%

Oracle Corporation 3.78% 4.23%

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Only in FDND

Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.81%

Salesforce, Inc. 4.40%

Booking Holdings Inc. 4.29%

Arista Networks, Inc. 4.26%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.06%

Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.75%

Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.23%

Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.72%

Only in FEPI

BROADCOM INC. 6.95%

APPLE INC. 6.90%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4.22%

TESLA, INC. 4.22%

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Side by side

FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Nasdaq-100, measured against the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index, paying monthly FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust REX

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) none

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 24.9%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 22.1%

Price change, 1 year −10.1% −19.3%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +2.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% not published

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 2.6 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $679m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: FDND vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	FEPI	FDND	FEPI	FDND	FEPI
3 months	−4.7%	−1.5%	2.0%	6.4%	+0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.2%	−2.4%	4.0%	11.2%	0.0 pts	not measured
1 year	−2.6%	+2.9%	7.3%	22.1%	−1.0 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+55.6%	–	69.1%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · FEPI Oct 2023	+27.3%	+56.7%	21.9%	69.6%	−4.9 pts	not measured

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About each fund

FDND

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FDND or FEPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 22.1%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FDND or FEPI?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and FEPI +2.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or FEPI?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FDND on its own →FEPI on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →FEPI dividend history →FEPI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FDND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FDND 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FDND ↗

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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