Data as of .
FDND vs FTHI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTHI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDND and FTHI hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDND | FTHI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 9.98% | 2.53% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 5.82% | 2.41% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 4.65% | 1.74% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 10.12% | 1.31% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8.66% | 1.26% |
| US Dollar | 0.85% | 5.90% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5.90% | 0.38% |
| Ciena Corporation | 1.69% | 0.27% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) | 3.53% | 0.22% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 4.28% | 0.07% |
| Only in FDND | Only in FTHI |
|---|---|
| Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% | Apple Inc. 7.75% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% | NVIDIA Corporation 6.90% |
| Oracle Corporation 4.08% | Microsoft Corporation 2.94% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.62% | Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% |
| DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) 2.46% | Bank of America Corporation 2.22% |
| Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.36% | ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Sha 2.17% |
| Carvana Co. (Class A) 1.59% | Broadcom Inc. 2.01% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | FTHI | FDND | FTHI | FDND | FTHI | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +1.7% | 2.0% | 2.2% | +8.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +9.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% | +4.8 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +9.7% | 7.1% | 8.9% | −14.1 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +156.3% | 20.4% | 82.6% | −0.5 pts | −257.8 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | +0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $2.5bn |
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FDND or FTHI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, so FTHI 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 FTHI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and FTHI returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTHI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or FTHI?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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