Data as of .
FDND vs JULH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FDND paid 7.1% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.7%, though JULH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JULH 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, FDND and JULH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FDND | Only in JULH |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.12% | TREASURY BILL 100.00% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.98% | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% | |
| Netflix, Inc. 5.90% | |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82% | |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% | |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | JULH | FDND | JULH | FDND | JULH | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +1.8% | 2.0% | 1.1% | +8.5 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +4.0% | 4.3% | 2.7% | +4.8 pts | −14.0 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +4.5% | 7.1% | 4.7% | −14.1 pts | −12.1 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +20.7% | not published | 18.4% | not published | −57.7 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +22.7% | 20.4% | 18.6% | −0.5 pts | −55.9 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | defined income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 4.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 4.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +4.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −12.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 1173 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $17m |
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.
JULH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULH paid 4.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.2%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FDND or JULH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash and JULH paid 4.7%, 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 JULH?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and JULH returned +4.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JULH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or JULH?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and JULH charges 0.79%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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