Which paid more, FDND or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FDND or YYY?

FDND charges 0.75% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FDND vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% 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 $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.3%

FDND cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

FDND total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 2.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; YYY is far larger, $674m against $9.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FDND vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	FDND	YYY
Total return, 1 year	−2.6%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 10.1%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FDND	YYY
Benchmark	First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN	its own holdings
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FDND	YYY
Expense ratio	0.75%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.3m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	FDND	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns

FDND YYY

Return

Total return edge FDND +24.9% +17.7%

Annualized edge FDND +8.9% +6.5%

Price return edge FDND +1.5% −14.6%

Risk

Volatility edge YYY 21.4% 10.4%

Max drawdown edge YYY −24.0% −10.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FDND 0.31 0.24

Sortino edge FDND 0.44 0.32

Calmar edge YYY 0.37 0.62

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, FDND returned more: +24.9% to +17.7%. YYY swung less: 10.4% to 21.4%. YYY fell less at its worst: −10.4% to −24.0%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: FDND vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FDND	YYY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+24.9%	+17.7%	FDND	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.9%	+6.5%	FDND	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.5%	−14.6%	FDND	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	21.4%	10.4%	YYY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	14.7%	7.8%	YYY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−24.0%	−10.4%	YYY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.31	0.24	FDND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.44	0.32	FDND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.37	0.62	YYY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 135 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FDND and YYY 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 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDND YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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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 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.75% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.3% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −10.1% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.6% not published

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%

Age 2.6 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.3m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FDND	YYY	FDND	YYY	FDND	YYY
3 months	−4.7%	−4.9%	2.0%	3.2%	+0.5 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.2%	−4.1%	4.0%	6.2%	0.0 pts	not measured
1 year	−2.6%	+1.9%	7.3%	12.4%	−1.0 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: FDND Mar 2024 · YYY Jun 2012	+27.3%	+114.4%	21.9%	113.6%	−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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FDND or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −2.6% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FDND or YYY?: FDND charges 0.75% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so FDND 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 →YYY on its own →FDND dividend history →FDND holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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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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