Data as of .
FTQI vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and JOYT hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 6.51% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 4.78% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 2.98% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 1.78% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.68% | 1.45% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.17% | 1.37% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.32% | 1.27% |
| CME Group Inc. | 0.97% | 0.63% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 0.52% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 0.50% | 0.47% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.24% | 0.31% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.19% | 0.37% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.64% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | Microsoft Corp. 5.68% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% | Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.42% | Bank of America Corp. 1.28% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | JOYT | FTQI | JOYT | FTQI | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.8% | 2.9% | 0.2% | +6.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +11.9% | 6.3% | 0.4% | −5.9 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +15.9% | 12.0% | 0.7% | −0.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +19.6% | 78.8% | 0.7% | −675.0 pts | −1.1 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $108m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTQI or JOYT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.7%, so FTQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTQI or JOYT?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and JOYT returned +15.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or JOYT?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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