Which paid more, FDND or YQQQ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FDND or YQQQ?

FDND charges 0.75% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FDND vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% 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 $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

26.8%

YQQQ cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+6.6%

YQQQ total return, 1 year

FDND · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 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.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; YQQQ is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	YQQQ
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	YQQQ
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.1%	fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	YQQQ
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	ahead by 21.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	YQQQ
Expense ratio	0.75%	1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$15m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	YQQQ
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score12.3FDND24.3YQQQ

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

YQQQ 24.3

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 YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND YQQQ

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 YQQQ

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%

QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%

QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%

QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%

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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 YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy option income short option income

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 22.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 1.11%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 26.8%

Price change, 1 year −10.1% −21.3%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% −14.5%

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts +21.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 2.6 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	YQQQ	FDND	YQQQ	FDND	YQQQ
3 months	−4.7%	+10.7%	2.0%	10.6%	+0.5 pts	+8.0 pts
6 months	+2.2%	+9.0%	4.0%	15.9%	0.0 pts	+11.1 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+6.6%	7.3%	26.8%	−1.0 pts	+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · YQQQ Aug 2024	+27.3%	−10.1%	21.9%	40.8%	−4.9 pts	+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FDND or YQQQ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or YQQQ?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

YQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YQQQ ↗

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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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