Which paid more, FDND or QLDY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and QLDY paid 35.3%, so QLDY 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 QLDY?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and QLDY +9.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FDND or QLDY?

FDND charges 0.75% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.3m for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF and $53m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

35.3%

QLDY cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+9.1%

QLDY 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.

QLDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY

+9.1%

QQQ

+12.3%

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% of it arrived as cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

35.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.7 points; QLDY is 5.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	QLDY
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	QLDY
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+9.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.1%	fell 27.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	QLDY
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	behind by 3.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	QLDY
Expense ratio	0.75%	1.04%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$53m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	QLDY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score12.3FDND24.9QLDY

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

QLDY 24.9

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 QLDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND QLDY

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 QLDY

Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 92.84%

United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.49%

Exchange Put Opt 11/26 28320 0.15%

Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%

Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 11/26 28470 -0.24%

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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 QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust Defiance

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 19.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 1.04%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 35.3%

Price change, 1 year −10.1% −27.2%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +9.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −3.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 0%

Age 2.6 years 1.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $53m

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 QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	QLDY	FDND	QLDY	FDND	QLDY
3 months	−4.7%	−4.5%	2.0%	9.5%	+0.5 pts	−1.1 pts
6 months	+2.2%	−3.1%	4.0%	18.5%	0.0 pts	−2.8 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+9.1%	7.3%	35.3%	−1.0 pts	−3.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · QLDY Sep 2025	+27.3%	+13.2%	21.9%	39.1%	−4.9 pts	−3.7 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.

QLDY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FDND or QLDY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and QLDY paid 35.3%, so QLDY 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 QLDY?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and QLDY +9.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or QLDY?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, 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) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →FDND on its own →QLDY on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →QLDY dividend history →QLDY holdings →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 ↗

QLDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QLDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QLDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QLDY ↗

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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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