Data as of .
FTHI vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTHI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, though SPIN returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPIN scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and SPIN hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.90% | 9.87% |
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 6.03% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.94% | 7.06% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.53% | 4.87% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.41% | 5.65% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.67% | 2.09% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 3.23% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 3.14% |
| Bank of America Corporation | 2.22% | 1.25% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.10% | 2.91% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | 1.09% | 2.07% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.11% | 1.02% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28% |
| Amgen Inc. 1.37% | HOME DEPOT INC 1.23% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.27% | EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.20% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.26% | PARKER HANNIFIN CORP 1.16% |
| Fortinet, Inc. 1.25% | S+P GLOBAL INC 1.14% |
| AbbVie Inc. 1.04% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 1.05% |
| Coca-Cola European Partners Plc 1.00% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 1.05% |
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 | SPIN | FTHI | SPIN | FTHI | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +3.7% | 2.2% | 0.8% | −0.6 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +12.3% | 4.6% | 3.2% | −8.2 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +11.3% | 8.9% | 5.2% | −6.9 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +28.5% | 82.6% | 15.2% | −257.8 pts | −13.7 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTHI or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, so FTHI 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 SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +9.7% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPIN returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or SPIN?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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