Data as of .
FTKI vs OVS: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTKI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against OVS’s 9.8%, though OVS returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVS scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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 OVS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTKI | Only in OVS |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 6.26% | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 100.00% |
| UiPath, Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A) 1.87% | |
| 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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTKI | OVS | FTKI | OVS | FTKI | OVS | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | −2.7% | 3.0% | 2.6% | +5.3 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +8.8% | +16.8% | 6.1% | 5.9% | −9.1 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 1 year | +16.8% | +18.9% | 12.1% | 9.8% | −0.5 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.0% | not published | 20.3% | not published | −5.5 pts |
| Since launch | +17.9% | +113.2% | 16.3% | 39.6% | −18.3 pts | +4.5 pts |
| FTKI First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on IWM, paying monthly | OVS Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF Put-selling overlay on IWM, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Overlay Shares |
| Strategy | covered call | put-selling overlay |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 11.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.86% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.1% | 9.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.8% | +8.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +18.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.5 pts | +1.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 568 days | 2544 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $28m |
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.
OVS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVS paid 9.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTKI or OVS?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTKI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and OVS paid 9.8%, 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 OVS?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTKI returned +16.8% and OVS returned +18.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVS returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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