Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FTQI vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.3%, 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 $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.
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, 2026.9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
OCTJ
+5.8%
5.3% of it arrived as cash
9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
OCTJ
+5.8%
9 pts behind SPY
5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
FTQI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $15m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FTQI | OCTJ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +16.5% | +5.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 3.5% | rose 0.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 4.2 pts | behind by 9.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $997m | $15m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and OCTJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FTQI | OCTJ | FTQI | OCTJ | FTQI | OCTJ |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +1.0% | 3.0% | 1.3% | +3.8 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +6.6% | +2.4% | 6.0% | 2.6% | +6.9 pts | −2.7 pts |
| 1 year | +16.5% | +5.8% | 12.1% | 5.3% | +4.3 pts | −9.0 pts |
| 3 years | +60.8% | +18.1% | 38.1% | 17.0% | −30.5 pts | −64.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · OCTJ Oct 2023 | +138.8% | +19.6% | 81.1% | 17.2% | −641.3 pts | −66.5 pts |
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.
OCTJ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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