Data as of .
FDND vs IQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FDND paid 7.1% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, though IQQQ returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDND and IQQQ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDND | IQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 9.98% | 4.27% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 5.82% | 3.25% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 4.65% | 3.01% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 10.12% | 2.74% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8.66% | 1.93% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5.90% | 1.47% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 4.28% | 0.54% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) | 2.62% | 0.33% |
| DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) | 2.46% | 0.27% |
| Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) | 2.36% | 0.23% |
| PayPal Holdings, Inc. | 1.52% | 0.17% |
| Copart, Inc. | 0.84% | 0.13% |
| Only in FDND | Only in IQQQ |
|---|---|
| Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.54% |
| Oracle Corporation 4.08% | Apple, Inc. 6.74% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% | Microsoft Corp. 4.92% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.53% | Micron Technology, Inc. 4.44% |
| Ciena Corporation 1.69% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41% |
| Carvana Co. (Class A) 1.59% | Tesla, Inc. 3.20% |
| eBay Inc. 1.51% | Broadcom, Inc. 3.11% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | IQQQ | FDND | IQQQ | FDND | IQQQ | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | −3.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | +8.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +19.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% | +4.8 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +17.7% | 7.1% | 6.5% | −14.1 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +51.5% | 20.4% | 24.4% | −0.5 pts | −13.0 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | ProShares |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +17.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 912 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $405m |
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.
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FDND or IQQQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.5%, so FDND 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 IQQQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and IQQQ returned +17.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IQQQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or IQQQ?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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