Data as of .
FTQI vs LAPR: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against LAPR’s 5.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTQI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and LAPR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTQI | Only in LAPR |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 8.76% | TREASURY BILL 94.62% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
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 | LAPR | FTQI | LAPR | FTQI | LAPR | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +1.3% | 2.9% | 1.7% | +6.5 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +3.8% | 6.3% | 3.3% | −5.9 pts | −14.2 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +6.1% | 12.0% | 5.9% | −0.3 pts | −10.5 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +16.1% | 78.8% | 13.8% | −675.0 pts | −34.1 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 6.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 5.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +6.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 900 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $11m |
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.
LAPR in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LAPR paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTQI or LAPR?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and LAPR paid 5.9%, 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 LAPR?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and LAPR returned +6.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or LAPR?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and LAPR charges 0.79%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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