Which paid more, FDND or LJUL?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and LJUL paid 5.2%, 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 LJUL?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and LJUL +5.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FDND or LJUL?

FDND charges 0.75% a year and LJUL charges 0.79%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its price in cash against LJUL’s 5.2%, though LJUL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $9.3m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF, and $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

5.2%

LJUL cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+5.3%

LJUL 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.

LJUL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL

+5.3%

VOO

+14.8%

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

5.2% of it arrived as cash

9.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

9.5 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	LJUL
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	LJUL
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+5.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.1%	fell 0.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	LJUL
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	behind by 9.5 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	LJUL
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$8.9m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	LJUL
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LJUL scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score12.3FDND57.8LJUL

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

FDND 12.3

LJUL 57.8

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FDND and LJUL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND LJUL

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FDND

Amazon.com, Inc. 10.68%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.21%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.81%

Netflix, Inc. 5.64%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.05%

Salesforce, Inc. 4.40%

Booking Holdings Inc. 4.29%

Arista Networks, Inc. 4.26%

Only in LJUL

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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 LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Innovator

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 5.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 5.2%

Price change, 1 year −10.1% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +5.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −9.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 40%

Age 2.6 years 2.3 years

Net assets, FDND as of Nov 3, 2026 and LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 $9.3m $9.0m

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 LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	LJUL	FDND	LJUL	FDND	LJUL
3 months	−4.7%	+1.1%	2.0%	1.3%	+0.5 pts	+1.3 pts
6 months	+2.2%	+2.8%	4.0%	2.6%	0.0 pts	−2.3 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+5.3%	7.3%	5.2%	−1.0 pts	−9.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · LJUL Jul 2024	+27.3%	+14.0%	21.9%	12.6%	−4.9 pts	−30.5 pts

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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.

LJUL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FDND or LJUL?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and LJUL paid 5.2%, 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 LJUL?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and LJUL +5.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or LJUL?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and LJUL charges 0.79%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →FDND on its own →LJUL on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →LJUL dividend history →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 ↗

LJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJUL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJUL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJUL ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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