Which is cheaper, FDND or VOOY?

FDND and VOOY both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FDND and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $9.3m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+0.3%

VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

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.

VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

VOOY

+0.3%

none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.75% a year.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	VOOY
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	VOOY
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	not published
Price change	fell 10.1% (1 year)	fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	VOOY
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	not published
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	VOOY
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.75%
Net assets	$9.3m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	FDND	VOOY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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 VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income

Issuer First Trust XFUNDS

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −10.1% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% not published

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 26%

Age 2.6 years 63 days

Net assets $9.3m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	VOOY	FDND	VOOY	FDND	VOOY
3 months	−4.7%	–	2.0%	–	+0.5 pts	–
6 months	+2.2%	–	4.0%	–	0.0 pts	–
1 year	−2.6%	–	7.3%	–	−1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · VOOY Sep 2026	+27.3%	+0.3%	21.9%	1.5%	−4.9 pts	not measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FDND or VOOY?: FDND and VOOY both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FDND on its own →VOOY on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →VOOY dividend history →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 ↗

VOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

XFUNDS page for VOOY ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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