Data as of .
FTHI vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTHI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YLDE 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 YLDE hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.90% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.94% | 2.67% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.67% | 2.51% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.41% | 3.60% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 2.25% |
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 1.91% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 1.63% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.11% | 1.99% |
| Linde Plc | 1.11% | 1.56% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. | 1.09% | 4.05% |
| Union Pacific Corporation | 0.90% | 2.45% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 0.54% | 2.00% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.90% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 2.53% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.22% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.74% | OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.49% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.74% | HALEON PLC 2.33% |
| Amgen Inc. 1.37% | CVS HEALTH CORP 2.33% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | YLDE | FTHI | YLDE | FTHI | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +2.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | −0.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +8.4% | 4.6% | 4.1% | −8.2 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +10.5% | 8.9% | 7.6% | −6.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | +47.9% | +51.1% | 28.9% | 16.8% | −30.5 pts | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +181.4% | 82.6% | 42.1% | −257.8 pts | −86.6 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTHI or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +9.7% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YLDE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or YLDE?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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