Which is cheaper, FDND or XVSP?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FDND and XVSP both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.3m for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF and $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

2.7%

XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

−2.2%

XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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.

XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX

XVSP

−2.2%

SPCX

−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.10 points a year less; FDND is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	XVSP
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	XVSP
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	not published
Price change	fell 10.1% (1 year)	fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	XVSP
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	XVSP
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$4.5m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	XVSP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FDND and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND XVSP

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 XVSP

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%

2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%

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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 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 16.6%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −10.1% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year −2.6% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 2.6 years 70 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	XVSP	FDND	XVSP	FDND	XVSP
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 · XVSP Aug 2026	+27.3%	−2.2%	21.9%	2.7%	−4.9 pts	+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FDND or XVSP?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 →XVSP on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →XVSP dividend history →XVSP holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FDND and XVSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FDND and XVSP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FDND ↗

XVSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for XVSP ↗

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How this is computed

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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