Data as of .
FDND vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDTY paid 24.4% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SDTY 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 SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FDND | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.12% | TREASURY BILL 92.47% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.98% | TREASURY BILL 3.84% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% | TREASURY BILL 3.68% |
| Netflix, Inc. 5.90% | |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82% | |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% | |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% |
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 | SDTY | FDND | SDTY | FDND | SDTY | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +3.2% | 2.0% | 5.9% | +8.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +16.5% | 4.3% | 13.7% | +4.8 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +15.8% | 7.1% | 24.4% | −14.1 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +22.3% | 20.4% | 35.4% | −0.5 pts | −5.8 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 19.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 24.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | −10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 911 days | 589 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $28m |
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.
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 SDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.4%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and SDTY returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or SDTY?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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