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FTQI vs KHPI: 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 KHPI’s 9.0%, 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 $401m on Jun 30, 2026 for Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
12.1%
FTQI cash paid, 1 year
9.0%
KHPI cash paid, 1 year
+16.5%
FTQI total return, 1 year
+9.5%
KHPI 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.
KHPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.3 pts behind SPY
KHPI
+9.5%
SPY
+14.8%

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% of it arrived as cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.3 pts behind SPY

KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

KHPI

+9.5%

9.0% cash

5.3 pts behind SPY

9.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. KHPI over 1 year: paid 9.0%, price +0.1%, total +9.5%, SPY +14.8%, −5.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTQIKHPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.5%+9.5%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.5%rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.98%
Net assets, FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 and KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026$997m$401m
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 Score74FTQI62KHPI

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 KHPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI KHPI
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 KHPI
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.06%
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Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust Kensington
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 9.0%
Price change, 1 year +3.5% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +9.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +4.2 pts −5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 100%
Age 12.8 years 2.2 years
Net assets, FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 and KHPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $997m $401m

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 KHPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTQIKHPIFTQIKHPIFTQIKHPI
3 months+0.4%+0.8%3.0%2.2%+3.8 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+6.6%+4.6%6.0%4.5%+6.9 pts−0.5 pts
1 year+16.5%+9.5%12.1%9.0%+4.3 pts−5.3 pts
3 years+60.8%–38.1%–−30.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · KHPI Sep 2024+138.8%+26.2%81.1%19.9%−641.3 pts−17.0 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.

KHPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KHPI paid 9.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Kensington estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FTQI or KHPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and KHPI paid 9.0%, 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 KHPI?
With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and KHPI +9.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTQI or KHPI?
FTQI charges 0.75% a year and KHPI charges 0.98%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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