Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
FTQI vs INK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.40 points a year less; FTQI is far larger, $998m against $5.3m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FTQI | INK |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | not published |
| Price change | rose 2.4% (1 year) | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $998m | $5.3m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
3.9 pts ahead of QQQ
FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.0%, price +2.4%, total +15.2%, QQQ +11.3%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
FTQI
+15.2%
12.0% of it arrived as cash
3.9 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.9 pts ahead of QQQ
FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.0%, price +2.4%, total +15.2%, QQQ +11.3%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
FTQI
+15.2%
12.0% as cash
3.9 pts ahead of QQQ
12.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.0%, price +2.4%, total +15.2%, QQQ +11.3%, +3.9 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | FTQI | INK | FTQI | INK | FTQI | INK |
| 3 months | −0.7% | – | 3.0% | – | +5.2 pts | – |
| 6 months | +5.0% | – | 5.9% | – | +9.2 pts | – |
| 1 year | +15.2% | – | 12.0% | – | +3.9 pts | – |
| 3 years | +58.4% | – | 37.6% | – | −27.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · INK Nov 2026 | +138.0% | −1.2% | 81.1% | 0.0% | −637.3 pts | not measured |
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FTQI
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.9 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% 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.
INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
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