Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FDND vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FDND and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $9.3m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
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.Not measured
PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV
−0.1%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV
−0.1%
1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.41 points a year less; PCOV is 1.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FDND | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −2.6% | not published |
| Price change | fell 10.1% (1 year) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 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 |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $9.3m | $10m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FDND | PCOV | FDND | PCOV | FDND | PCOV |
| 3 months | −4.7% | – | 2.0% | – | +0.5 pts | – |
| 6 months | +2.2% | – | 4.0% | – | 0.0 pts | – |
| 1 year | −2.6% | – | 7.3% | – | −1.0 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +27.3% | −0.1% | 21.9% | 1.9% | −4.9 pts | not measured |
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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.
PCOV
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, PCOV paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid periodically.
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