Data as of .
FTHI vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and FTQI hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 8.76% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.90% | 6.55% |
| US Dollar | 5.90% | 5.75% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.53% | 4.13% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.41% | 2.06% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 1.92% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 1.74% | 2.05% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.94% | 1.41% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 2.75% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.74% | 1.30% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.26% | 3.18% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1.27% | 1.22% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.42% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.22% | Lam Research Corporation 1.24% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% | eBay Inc. 0.85% |
| Fortinet, Inc. 1.25% | Expedia Group, Inc. 0.79% |
| Linde Plc 1.11% | F5, Inc. 0.79% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc 1.00% | Illumina, Inc. 0.76% |
| Eli Lilly and Company 0.95% | Medpace Holdings, Inc. 0.76% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | FTQI | FTHI | FTQI | FTHI | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +4.0% | 2.2% | 2.9% | −0.6 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +18.3% | 4.6% | 6.3% | −8.2 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +21.5% | 8.9% | 12.0% | −6.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +47.9% | +62.9% | 28.9% | 37.0% | −30.5 pts | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +141.7% | 82.6% | 78.8% | −257.8 pts | −675.0 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $975m |
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.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTHI or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so FTQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTHI or FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +9.7% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or FTQI?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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