Which paid more, FDND or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.5% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FDND or QXQ?

FDND charges 0.75% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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FDND vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+14.6 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.23 pts

A year: FDND 0.75%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Mar 21, 2024 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	−2.5%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.0%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	QXQ
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.98%
Net assets, FDND as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$9.5m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score16.1FDND52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

FDND 16.1

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

−2.5%

FDND total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

FDND · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 1.1 pts behind FDN

FDND

−2.5%

FDN

−1.4%

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.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

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 QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer First Trust SGI

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −10.0% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year −2.5% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.4% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −1.1 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 2.6 years 2.4 years

Net assets, FDND as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $9.5m $82m

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

Window by window: FDND vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	QXQ	FDND	QXQ	FDND	QXQ
3 months	−7.4%	−5.4%	1.9%	0.2%	+0.5 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+1.8%	−3.8%	4.0%	0.5%	+0.4 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	−2.5%	+12.1%	7.3%	15.1%	−1.0 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+26.8%	+47.7%	21.9%	22.8%	−5.1 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FDND or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.5% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or QXQ?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $9.5m on Nov 11, 2026 for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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FDND and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

FDND −2.5%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

FDND −2.5%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +14.6 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.