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FTHI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $2.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
8.9%
FTHI cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+8.1%
FTHI total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTHI costs 0.13 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTHI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTHITMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+8.1%not published
Price changefell 1.2% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.88%
Net assets$2.5bnnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

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FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.0% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −1.2% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +8.1% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −6.7 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 100%
Age 12.8 years 112 days
Net assets $2.5bn not read by ETFIQ

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 TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTHITMGNFTHITMGNFTHITMGN
3 months−0.5%+3.6%2.2%5.3%−0.3 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.5%–4.4%–−2.5 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 · TMGN Jul 2026+155.0%+5.2%84.3%5.4%−262.6 ptsnot measured

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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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FTHI or TMGN?
FTHI charges 0.75% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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