Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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Income ETFs

FDND vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.3m for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
7.3%
FDND cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
−2.6%
FDND total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.26 points a year less; YSPC is 4.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFDNDYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.6%not published
Price changefell 10.1% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDNSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 ptsbehind by 2.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$9.3m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FDND and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND YSPC
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 YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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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 YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −10.1% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −2.6% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 2.6 years 112 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFDNDYSPCFDNDYSPCFDNDYSPC
3 months−4.7%+11.7%2.0%18.2%+0.5 pts−13.8 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 · YSPC Jul 2026+27.3%−2.1%21.9%16.7%−4.9 pts−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FDND or YSPC?
FDND charges 0.75% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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