Data as of .
FTKI vs ITWO: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTKI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against ITWO’s 8.4%, though ITWO returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: ITWO scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTKI and ITWO hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTKI | ITWO |
|---|---|---|
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 1.83% | 1.12% |
| ViaSat, Inc. | 0.30% | 0.29% |
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | 0.38% | 0.29% |
| UMB Financial Corporation | 0.89% | 0.28% |
| Riot Platforms, Inc. | 0.36% | 0.28% |
| FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 1.54% | 0.26% |
| Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. | 0.25% | 0.27% |
| Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| Krystal Biotech, Inc. | 0.39% | 0.23% |
| SM Energy Company | 0.34% | 0.23% |
| CareTrust REIT, Inc. | 0.22% | 0.27% |
| D-Wave Quantum, Inc. | 0.22% | 0.32% |
| Only in FTKI | Only in ITWO |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 6.26% | Bloom Energy Corp. 1.83% |
| UiPath, Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 0.75% |
| Etsy, Inc. 1.83% | IonQ, Inc. 0.73% |
| Equinox Gold Corp. 1.75% | Fabrinet 0.69% |
| Encompass Health Corporation 1.71% | Nextpower, Inc. 0.67% |
| Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) 1.66% | Coeur Mining, Inc. 0.58% |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 1.43% | TTM Technologies, Inc. 0.52% |
| Texas Roadhouse, Inc. 1.37% | EchoStar Corp. 0.52% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTKI | ITWO | FTKI | ITWO | FTKI | ITWO | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | −3.2% | 3.0% | 1.5% | +5.3 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +8.8% | +18.3% | 6.1% | 5.0% | −9.1 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | +16.8% | +19.6% | 12.1% | 8.4% | −0.5 pts | +2.4 pts |
| Since launch | +17.9% | +39.2% | 16.3% | 22.5% | −18.3 pts | +1.8 pts |
| FTKI First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on IWM, paying monthly | ITWO ProShares Russell 2000 High Income ETF Option income on IWM, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 5.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.86% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.1% | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.8% | +10.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +19.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.5 pts | +2.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 568 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $189m |
FTKI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTKI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.8%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly.
ITWO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ITWO paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.6%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTKI or ITWO?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTKI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and ITWO paid 8.4%, so FTKI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTKI or ITWO?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTKI returned +16.8% and ITWO returned +19.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so ITWO returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTKI or ITWO?
- FTKI charges 0.86% a year and ITWO charges 0.55%, so ITWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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