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FTHI vs KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $2.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF, and $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
8.9%
FTHI cash paid, 1 year
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
+8.1%
FTHI total return, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI total return, 1 year
FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY
FTHI
+8.1%
SPY
+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTHI costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTHI vs KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTHIKHPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+8.1%+9.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 1.2%rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.98%
Net assets, FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 and KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026$2.5bn$401m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · KHPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score52.4FTHI62KHPI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and KHPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTHI KHPI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FTHI
Apple Inc. 7.86%
NVIDIA Corporation 6.59%
Microsoft Corporation 3.18%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.65%
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.57%
ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.06%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.99%
Only in KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
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Side by side

FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust Kensington
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.0% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 9.0%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +8.1% +9.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −6.7 pts −5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 100%
Age 12.8 years 2.2 years
Net assets, FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 and KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.5bn $401m

As of Nov 4, 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 KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTHIKHPIFTHIKHPIFTHIKHPI
3 months−0.5%+0.8%2.2%2.2%−0.3 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+2.5%+4.6%4.4%4.5%−2.5 pts−0.5 pts
1 year+8.1%+9.5%8.9%9.0%−6.7 pts−5.3 pts
3 years+48.1%–29.7%–−34.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: FTHI Jan 2014 · KHPI Sep 2024+155.0%+26.2%84.3%19.9%−262.6 pts−17.0 pts

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About each fund
FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, 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.

KHPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FTHI or KHPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and KHPI paid 9.0%, so KHPI 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 KHPI?
With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +8.1% and KHPI +9.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTHI or KHPI?
FTHI charges 0.75% a year and KHPI charges 0.98%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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