Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FTHI vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FTHI and ROCY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.5bn for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF and $884m for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.
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%
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, 2026.1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
4.8% as cash
1.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
1.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCY costs 0.40 points a year less; FTHI is 2.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FTHI | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +8.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 1.2% (1 year) | rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.5bn | $884m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and ROCY hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
half
40% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FTHI | ROCY | FTHI | ROCY | FTHI | ROCY |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +1.1% | 2.2% | 1.6% | −0.3 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +6.5% | 4.4% | 3.5% | −2.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +8.1% | – | 8.9% | – | −6.7 pts | – |
| 3 years | +48.1% | – | 29.7% | – | −34.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FTHI Jan 2014 · ROCY Mar 2026 | +155.0% | +15.3% | 84.3% | 4.8% | −262.6 pts | −1.9 pts |
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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.
ROCY
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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