First Trust vs Global X: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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First Trust vs Global X: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Income: Global X wins, 100% to 86% of funds made money

Every dot is one income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · INCOME	First Trust	Global X
Funds in the category	47	22
Made money (W–L)	30–5	19–0
Win %	86%	100%
Money made	$11.1B	$1.8B
Typical return	+15.3%	+11.9%
Launches · 2026	11	3
Assets	$82.2B	$15.9B
Fee per $100	$0.60	$0.58

The biggest income funds on each side

First Trust

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
RDVY	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$25.5B	+19.3% ✓
SDVY	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	$11.1B	+15.5% ✓
FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	$8.4B	+32.6% ✓
FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	$8.1B	+16.5% ✓
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	$5.8B	−2.2% ✕
RDVI	FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF	$3.8B	+18.6% ✓

Global X

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
QYLD	Global X - Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$8.2B	+13.2% ✓
XYLD	Global X - S&P 500 Covered Call ETF	$3.4B	+13.2% ✓
RYLD	Global X - Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF	$1.3B	+11.0% ✓
SDIV	Global X - SuperDividend ETF	$1.1B	+4.0% ✓
DIV	Global X - SuperDividend U.S. ETF	$777M	+22.2% ✓
DJIA	Global X - Dow 30 Covered Call ETF	$213M	+11.9% ✓