Which paid more, FDND or SDVD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so SDVD 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 SDVD?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FDND or SDVD?

FDND charges 0.75% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% 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 $903m for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD 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.

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.5 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $9.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+18.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.1%	rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	SDVD
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	ahead by 1.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	SDVD
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	SDVD
Holdings in common	1%

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

IQ Income Score12.3FDND84.7SDVD

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

SDVD 84.7

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 SDVD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND SDVD

VeriSign, Inc. 0.94% 1.02%

Paycom Software, Inc. 0.37% 0.78%

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 SDVD

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%

Veralto Corporation 1.05%

Assurant, Inc. 1.02%

Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%

National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%

OFG Bancorp 0.99%

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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 SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 8.2%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 9.7%

Price change, 1 year −10.1% +8.6%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% +17.5%

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 22%

Age 2.6 years 3.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $903m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	SDVD	FDND	SDVD	FDND	SDVD
3 months	−4.7%	−2.3%	2.0%	2.0%	+0.5 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+2.2%	+3.3%	4.0%	4.1%	0.0 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+18.9%	7.3%	9.7%	−1.0 pts	+1.4 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · SDVD Aug 2023	+27.3%	+53.9%	21.9%	31.3%	−4.9 pts	+1.9 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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FDND or SDVD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so SDVD 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 SDVD?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or SDVD?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, 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) →First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →FDND on its own →SDVD on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FDND and SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FDND and SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FDND ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

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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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