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FTHI vs INK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap
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Fee gap
0.40 pts
A year: FTHI 0.75%, INK 0.35%, per filings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026
Overlap
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Net flow
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Pair scorecard

INK costs 0.40 points a year less; FTHI is far larger, $2.6bn against $5.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTHI vs INK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTHIINK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.4%not published
Price changefell 2.7% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026$2.6bn$5.3m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Key numbers
8.9%
FTHI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%
INK cash paid, since launch, Nov 4, 2026
+6.4%
FTHI total return, 1 year
−1.2%
INK total return, since launch, Nov 4, 2026
FTHI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 5.6 pts behind SPY
FTHI
+6.4%
SPY
+12.0%

5.6 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −2.7%, total +6.4%, SPY +12.0%, −5.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

FTHI

+6.4%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

5.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.6 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −2.7%, total +6.4%, SPY +12.0%, −5.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

FTHI

+6.4%

5.6 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −2.7%, total +6.4%, SPY +12.0%, −5.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK · since launch to Nov 12, 2026 Not measured
INK
−1.2%
none

Not measured

INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

INK

−1.2%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

INK

−1.2%

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly INK AB Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) not set
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% not published
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 0.0% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −2.7% −1.2% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.4% −1.2% (since launch, Nov 4, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% not published
Ahead or behind −5.6 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 92% not published
Age 12.8 years 8 days
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 $2.6bn $5.3m

As of Nov 12, 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: FTHI vs INK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTHIINKFTHIINKFTHIINK
3 months−2.4%–2.2%–+0.1 pts–
6 months+0.8%–4.4%–−0.9 pts–
1 year+6.4%–8.9%–−5.6 pts–
3 years+46.2%–29.6%–−32.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: FTHI Jan 2014 · INK Nov 2026+152.8%−1.2%84.3%0.0%−258.2 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
FTHI

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.6 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% 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.

INK

Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FTHI or INK?
FTHI charges 0.75% a year and INK charges 0.35%, so INK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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