Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FDND vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its price in cash against XISE’s 6.1%, though XISE 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 $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.
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, 2026.7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
6.1% of it arrived as cash
7.8 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
7.8 pts behind VOO
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 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 9.6 points; XISE is 3.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FDND | XISE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −2.6% | +7.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 10.1% | rose 0.7% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | behind by 7.8 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $9.3m | $33m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FDND and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FDND | XISE | FDND | XISE | FDND | XISE |
| 3 months | −4.7% | +1.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | +0.5 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +2.2% | +2.9% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 0.0 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 1 year | −2.6% | +7.0% | 7.3% | 6.1% | −1.0 pts | −7.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +21.3% | – | 19.1% | – | −62.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · XISE Sep 2023 | +27.3% | +22.3% | 21.9% | 19.7% | −4.9 pts | −57.3 pts |
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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.
XISE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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