Data as of .
FDND vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTQI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDND and FTQI hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDND | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 9.98% | 4.13% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8.66% | 3.18% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 10.12% | 2.75% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 5.82% | 2.06% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 4.65% | 2.05% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5.90% | 1.24% |
| US Dollar | 0.85% | 5.75% |
| eBay Inc. | 1.51% | 0.85% |
| F5, Inc. | 0.83% | 0.79% |
| VeriSign, Inc. | 0.84% | 0.57% |
| DocuSign, Inc. | 0.45% | 0.58% |
| Atlassian Corporation (Class A) | 1.04% | 0.21% |
| Only in FDND | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% | Apple Inc. 8.76% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% | NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. 4.28% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% |
| Oracle Corporation 4.08% | Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.53% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.62% | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% |
| DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) 2.46% | Broadcom Inc. 1.92% |
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 | FTQI | FDND | FTQI | FDND | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +4.0% | 2.0% | 2.9% | +8.5 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +18.3% | 4.3% | 6.3% | +4.8 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +21.5% | 7.1% | 12.0% | −14.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +141.7% | 20.4% | 78.8% | −0.5 pts | −675.0 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $975m |
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.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FDND or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so FTQI 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 FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or FTQI?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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