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FTKI vs IWMI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year IWMI paid 15.9% of its price in cash against FTKI’s 12.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF and NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF.

12.1%FTKI cash paid, 1 year
15.9%IWMI cash paid, 1 year
+16.8%FTKI total return, 1 year
+18.4%IWMI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IWMI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

FTKI 70.8IWMI 71.93.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

FTKIAbout even with IWM · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IWM+17.2%FTKI+16.8%12.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM+17.2%FTKI+16.8%12.1% cashabout even with IWM
IWMI1.1 pts ahead of IWM · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IWM+17.2%IWMI+18.4%15.9% of it arrived as cash1.1 pts ahead of IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM+17.2%IWMI+18.4%15.9% as cash1.1 pts ahead of IWM

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTKI and IWMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in FTKIOnly in IWMI
US Dollar 6.26%Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 100.10%
UiPath, Inc. (Class A) 2.06%RUT US 10/16/26 C3050 -0.03%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A) 1.87%RUT US 10/16/26 C3005 -0.07%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.83%
Etsy, Inc. 1.83%
Scorpio Tankers Inc. 1.76%
Equinox Gold Corp. 1.75%
Encompass Health Corporation 1.71%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FTKI and IWMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FTKIIWMIFTKIIWMIFTKIIWMI
3 months+1.7%−1.7%3.0%3.5%+5.3 pts+1.9 pts
6 months+8.8%+16.0%6.1%8.0%−9.1 pts−1.9 pts
1 year+16.8%+18.4%12.1%15.9%−0.5 pts+1.1 pts
Since launch+17.9%+40.2%16.3%33.3%−18.3 pts−4.9 pts
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FTKI and IWMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTKI
First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF
Covered call on IWM, paying monthly
IWMI
NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF
Option income on IWM, paying monthly
IssuerFirst TrustNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkRussell 2000 (IWM)Russell 2000 (IWM)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.1%14.6%
Expense ratio0.86%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year12.1%15.9%
Price change, 1 year+3.8%+1.3%
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+18.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+17.2%+17.2%
Ahead or behind−0.5 pts+1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age568 days815 days
Net assets$27m$1.3bn

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.

IWMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IWMI paid 15.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.4%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FTKI or IWMI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTKI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and IWMI paid 15.9%, so IWMI 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 IWMI?
With every distribution reinvested, FTKI returned +16.8% and IWMI returned +18.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IWMI returned more.
Which is cheaper, FTKI or IWMI?
FTKI charges 0.86% a year and IWMI charges 0.68%, so IWMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FTKI against IWMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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