Data as of .
FTKI vs IWMW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IWMW paid 19.0% of its price in cash against FTKI’s 12.1%, though FTKI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTKI 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, FTKI and IWMW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTKI | Only in IWMW |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 6.26% | ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF 100.60% |
| UiPath, Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | USD CASH 0.38% |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A) 1.87% | ETD LO USD BALANCE WITH R93535 0.00% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.83% | ETD USD BALANCE WITH R93535 0.00% |
| Etsy, Inc. 1.83% | OCT26 RUT C @ 2915.000000 -0.98% |
| 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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTKI | IWMW | FTKI | IWMW | FTKI | IWMW | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +0.5% | 3.0% | 3.6% | +5.3 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +8.8% | +14.7% | 6.1% | 9.7% | −9.1 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 1 year | +16.8% | +14.2% | 12.1% | 19.0% | −0.5 pts | −3.0 pts |
| Since launch | +17.9% | +28.4% | 16.3% | 42.5% | −18.3 pts | −16.2 pts |
| FTKI First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on IWM, paying monthly | IWMW iShares Russell 2000 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on IWM, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 7.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.86% | 0.39% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.1% | 19.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.8% | −6.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +14.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.5 pts | −3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 568 days | 917 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $58m |
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.
IWMW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IWMW paid 19.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.2%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTKI or IWMW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTKI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and IWMW paid 19.0%, so IWMW 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 IWMW?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTKI returned +16.8% and IWMW returned +14.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTKI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTKI or IWMW?
- FTKI charges 0.86% a year and IWMW charges 0.39%, so IWMW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FTKI against IWMW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ftki-vs-iwmw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.