Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
FDND vs MPIM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
MPIM costs 0.05 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FDND | MPIM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −2.5% | not published |
| Price change | fell 10.0% (1 year) | fell 12.8% (since Aug 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.70% |
| Net assets | $9.5m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
1.1 pts behind FDN
FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.0%, total −2.5%, FDN −1.4%, −1.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
FDN
−1.4%
FDND
−2.5%
1.1 pts behind FDN
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.1 pts behind FDN
FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.0%, total −2.5%, FDN −1.4%, −1.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
FDN
−1.4%
FDND
−2.5%
1.1 pts behind FDN
7.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.0%, total −2.5%, FDN −1.4%, −1.1 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
3.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FDND | MPIM | FDND | MPIM | FDND | MPIM |
| 3 months | −7.4% | −10.6% | 1.9% | 3.0% | +0.5 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +1.8% | – | 4.0% | – | +0.4 pts | – |
| 1 year | −2.5% | – | 7.3% | – | −1.0 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · MPIM Aug 2026 | +26.8% | −10.0% | 21.9% | 3.0% | −5.1 pts | not measured |
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FDND
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.5%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, 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.
MPIM
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, MPIM paid 3.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.0%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.0%, paid periodically.
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FDND and MPIM
Total return, distributions reinvested, 3 months.
FDND −7.4%, MPIM −10.6%: FDND +3.2 pts ahead, 3 months, Aug 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.