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FTHI vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?

FTHI and ROCQ both write options for income.

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

8.9%FTHI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+9.7%FTHI total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
FTHI6.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%FTHI+9.7%8.9% of it arrived as cash6.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%FTHI+9.7%6.9 pts behind SPY
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and ROCQ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTHI and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTHIROCQ
Apple Inc.7.75%7.12%
Amazon.com, Inc.2.53%4.52%
Broadcom Inc.2.01%2.93%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.10%6.70%
Tesla, Inc.0.97%2.94%
Johnson & Johnson1.11%0.95%
AbbVie Inc.1.04%0.65%
Walmart Inc.0.65%3.50%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.0.42%4.74%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.0.51%0.42%
Netflix, Inc.0.38%1.52%
Nebius Group N.V.0.54%0.36%
Only in each
Only in FTHIOnly in ROCQ
NVIDIA Corporation 6.90%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
US Dollar 5.90%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
Microsoft Corporation 2.94%Microsoft Corp. 5.03%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67%Lam Research Corp. 4.21%
Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52%Intel Corp. 3.58%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.41%Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.94%
Bank of America Corporation 2.22%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17%Analog Devices, Inc. 2.19%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FTHI and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FTHIROCQFTHIROCQFTHIROCQ
3 months+1.7%0.0%2.2%3.0%−0.6 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+9.8%+20.0%4.6%5.9%−8.2 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+9.7%not published8.9%not published−6.9 ptsnot published
3 years+47.9%not published28.9%not published−30.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+156.3%+18.0%82.6%5.8%−257.8 pts−4.0 pts
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FTHI and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTHI
First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFirst TrustJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.0%10.6%
Expense ratio0.75%not published
Cash paid, 1 year8.9%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+0.3%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+9.7%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−6.9 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age4637 days183 days
Net assets$2.5bn$629m

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.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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FTHI against ROCQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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