Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FTKI vs RYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTKI paid 12.5% of its price in cash against RYLD’s 12.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF, and $1.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF.
1.3 pts ahead of IWM
FTKI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +6.9%, total +20.3%, IWM +19.0%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
FTKI
+20.3%
12.5% of it arrived as cash
1.3 pts ahead of IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.3 pts ahead of IWM
FTKI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +6.9%, total +20.3%, IWM +19.0%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
FTKI
+20.3%
12.5% cash
1.3 pts ahead of IWM
12.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTKI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +6.9%, total +20.3%, IWM +19.0%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.5.2 pts behind IWM
RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price +0.9%, total +13.8%, IWM +19.0%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
RYLD
+13.8%
12.2% of it arrived as cash
5.2 pts behind IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.2 pts behind IWM
RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price +0.9%, total +13.8%, IWM +19.0%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
RYLD
+13.8%
12.2% cash
5.2 pts behind IWM
12.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.3%. RYLD over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price +0.9%, total +13.8%, IWM +19.0%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.3%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
RYLD costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; RYLD is far larger, $1.3bn against $26m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FTKI | RYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | +13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 6.9% | rose 0.9% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 93% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Russell 2000, measured through IWM | Russell 2000, measured through IWM |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.86% | 0.60% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $26m | $1.3bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FTKI and RYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FTKI | RYLD | FTKI | RYLD | FTKI | RYLD |
| 3 months | +0.5% | −2.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% | +5.5 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | +4.6% | +4.6% | 5.9% | 6.0% | +5.1 pts | +5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +20.3% | +13.8% | 12.5% | 12.2% | +1.3 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | – | +34.4% | – | 34.6% | – | −33.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: FTKI Feb 2025 · RYLD Apr 2019 | +19.9% | +49.6% | 18.3% | 68.4% | −16.2 pts | −51.2 pts |
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FTKI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTKI paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +19.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
RYLD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RYLD paid 12.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +19.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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