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FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF

Option income on DIA, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% in cash and still finished 14.1 points behind DIA.

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

7.1%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−0.6%Total return, 1 year
−14.1 ptsAgainst DIA
7.8%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

21.4joint 155th of 173

FDND paid 7.1% in cash. Its price fell 8.2%, so 100% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsFDND −14.1 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

10.7% of the 173 sit at or below FDND on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%FDND −8.2%FDND −8.2%−75.5%+64.1%

32.1% of the 173 sit at or below FDND on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−14.1 pts10.750%
what happened to the principal−8.2%32.150%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

4th of 4 income ETFs writing on DIA, by return against it

What a holder got

FDND against DIAFDND returned −0.6% with distributions reinvested against +13.5% for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA), a gap of −14.1 pts. Of that, 7.1% arrived as cash rather than price.−0.6%FDND total return+13.5%Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND returned −0.6% with distributions reinvested and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 14.1 points. The lighter segment is the 7.1% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

FDND top ten by weight, 62.5% of its 43 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A)META10.12%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN9.98%
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO8.66%
Netflix, Inc.NFLX5.90%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A)GOOGL5.82%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C)GOOG4.65%
Arista Networks, Inc.ANET4.62%
Salesforce, Inc.CRM4.36%
Booking Holdings Inc.BKNG4.28%
Oracle CorporationORCL4.08%

Method

Period by period

FDND over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnDIAAhead or behind
3 months2.0%+6.8%+8.9%+0.4%+8.5 pts
6 months4.3%+14.1%+18.8%+14.0%+4.8 pts
1 year7.1%−8.2%−0.6%+13.5%−14.1 pts
Since launch20.4%+10.6%+34.3%+34.8%−0.5 pts

Method

When FDND pays

FDND pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1466 a share, which went ex on Aug 21, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for FDND. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 21, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.1466ETFIQ projection
Oct 21, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.1466ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for FDND (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for FDND. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 21, 2026$0.1466
Jul 21, 2026$0.1421
Jun 25, 2026$0.1357
May 21, 2026$0.1425
Apr 21, 2026$0.141
Mar 26, 2026$0.1342
Feb 20, 2026$0.1307
Jan 21, 2026$0.1456
Dec 12, 2025$0.1513
Nov 21, 2025$0.149
Oct 21, 2025$0.1566
Sep 25, 2025$0.1628
Aug 21, 2025$0.1576

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Mar 21, 2024, FDND has returned +34.3% with distributions reinvested, against +34.8% for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA), and has paid out 20.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

FDND (FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$10m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)7.8%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Mar 13, 2024)0.75%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)7.7%
LaunchedMar 21, 2024
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.1466 ex Aug 21, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$1.7381

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has FDND paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 8.2%.
Is FDND ahead of DIA?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% against +13.5% for Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA), so a holder was behind it by 14.1 points.
How often does FDND pay, and how much?
FDND pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 7.8% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does FDND next pay a distribution?
FDND pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 21, 2026 at $0.1466 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does FDND cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

Compare FDND

Also against APRJ, BALI, BALQ, BIGY, CAIQ, CDPI, CVRD, DDDD, DIVO, DJIA, DOGG, DRKY, DUBS, DYLG, EGGY, FEPI, FGSI, FTHI, FTQI, GPIQ, GPIX, GRNI, HEMI, HJAN, IQQQ, ISPY, IVVW, JANH, JANJ, JANQ, JEPI, JEPQ, JOYT, JUDO, JULH, JULJ, KHPI, KIQQ, KNG, KYLD, LAPR, LJAN, LJUL, LOCT, MAGY, NLSI, OARK, OCTH, OCTJ, ODTE, OEI, OMAH, OVL, OVLH, PAPI, PBP, PCOV, QDTE, QDTY, QLDY, QQQI, QQQY, QRMI, QUSA, QVOL, QYLD, QYLG, RDVI, RECI, RNTY, ROCQ, ROCY, SCEP, SCLZ, SDTY, SDVD, SEPI, SIOO, SIXH, SPIN, SPUT, SPYI, TCAL, TDAQ, TPAY, TPRY, TSPY, ULTY, VOOY, WDTE, XDTE, XIDE, XIJN, XIMR, XISE, XPAY, XQQI, XRMI, XSHP, XSPI, XVSP, XYLD, XYLG, YLDE, YMAG, YQQQ, YSPC, YYY.

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