Data as of .
FDND vs RNTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RNTY paid 11.9% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RNTY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDND and RNTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FDND | Only in RNTY |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.12% | Welltower Inc 6.72% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.98% | Prologis Inc 6.58% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 6.18% |
| Netflix, Inc. 5.90% | Texas Pacific Land Corp 4.94% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82% | Simon Property Group Inc 4.92% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% | Equinix Inc 4.91% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% | Iron Mountain Inc 4.19% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% | St Joe Co/The 4.17% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | RNTY | FDND | RNTY | FDND | RNTY | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | −2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | +8.5 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +2.5% | 4.3% | 6.2% | +4.8 pts | −15.6 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +4.6% | 7.1% | 11.9% | −14.1 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +7.9% | 20.4% | 15.8% | −0.5 pts | −39.2 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 12.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | −7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +4.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 911 days | 519 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $6m |
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FDND or RNTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 11.9%, so RNTY 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 RNTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and RNTY returned +4.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RNTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or RNTY?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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