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FTQI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against JULJ’s 5.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $997m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF, and $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July.

FTQI on its own →JULJ on its own →
At a glance
12.1%
FTQI cash paid, 1 year
5.6%
JULJ cash paid, 1 year
+16.5%
FTQI total return, 1 year
+5.4%
JULJ total return, 1 year
FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
FTQI
+16.5%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JULJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ
+5.4%
SPY
+14.8%

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

5.6% of it arrived as cash

9.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

9.4 pts behind SPY

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $14m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTQIJULJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.5%+5.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.5%fell 0.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$997m$14m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FTQI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score74FTQI54.2JULJ

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and JULJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI JULJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FTQI
Apple Inc. 8.98%
NVIDIA Corporation 6.22%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10%
Tesla, Inc. 3.05%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60%
Only in JULJ
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Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer First Trust Innovator
Strategy covered call defined income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 5.4%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 5.6%
Price change, 1 year +3.5% −0.4%
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +5.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +4.2 pts −9.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 39%
Age 12.8 years 3.3 years
Net assets, FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 and JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $997m $14m

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

Window by window: FTQI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTQIJULJFTQIJULJFTQIJULJ
3 months+0.4%+1.3%3.0%1.3%+3.8 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+6.6%+2.6%6.0%2.7%+6.9 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+16.5%+5.4%12.1%5.6%+4.3 pts−9.4 pts
3 years+60.8%+18.6%38.1%17.3%−30.5 pts−64.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · JULJ Jul 2023+138.8%+21.3%81.1%19.0%−641.3 pts−58.5 pts

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About each fund
FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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.

JULJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FTQI or JULJ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and JULJ paid 5.6%, 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 JULJ?
With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and JULJ +5.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTQI or JULJ?
FTQI charges 0.75% a year and JULJ charges 0.79%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for FTQI ↗
JULJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JULJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
JULJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for JULJ ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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