Data as of .
DJIA vs FTHI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DJIA paid 10.5% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DJIA scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and FTHI hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DJIA | FTHI |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 3.91% | 7.75% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.74% | 2.94% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.07% | 2.67% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.58% | 6.90% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.95% | 2.53% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 4.06% | 2.41% |
| AMGEN INC | 4.48% | 1.37% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.27% | 1.26% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.14% | 1.11% |
| WALMART INC | 1.24% | 0.65% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 2.44% | 0.55% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 1.03% | 0.54% |
| Only in DJIA | Only in FTHI |
|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38% | US Dollar 5.90% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28% | Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73% | Bank of America Corporation 2.22% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.62% | ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Sha 2.17% |
| HOME DEPOT INC 3.49% | Broadcom Inc. 2.01% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP 2.89% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.74% |
| SALESFORCE INC 2.77% | Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.74% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 2.40% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.31% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJIA | FTHI | DJIA | FTHI | DJIA | FTHI | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +1.7% | 1.7% | 2.2% | +3.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +11.3% | +9.8% | 4.1% | 4.6% | −2.7 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | +13.7% | +9.7% | 10.5% | 8.9% | +0.2 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 3 years | +36.8% | +47.9% | 29.3% | 28.9% | −20.1 pts | −30.5 pts |
| Since launch | +42.6% | +156.3% | 39.6% | 82.6% | −25.6 pts | −257.8 pts |
| DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.5% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.7% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.2 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1667 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $189m | $2.5bn |
DJIA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, DJIA or FTHI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, so DJIA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, DJIA or FTHI?
- With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.7% and FTHI returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DJIA returned more.
- Which is cheaper, DJIA or FTHI?
- DJIA charges 0.60% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DJIA against FTHI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/djia-vs-fthi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.