Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FTQI vs ODTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FTQI and ODTE both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $2.1m for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.
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.Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ODTE costs 0.07 points a year less; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $2.1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FTQI | ODTE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +16.5% | not published |
| Price change | rose 3.5% (1 year) | fell 7.1% (3 months) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 4.2 pts | behind by 0.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $997m | $2.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 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 | ODTE | FTQI | ODTE | FTQI | ODTE |
| 3 months | +0.4% | −3.8% | 3.0% | 3.5% | +3.8 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +6.6% | −5.4% | 6.0% | 6.7% | +6.9 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +16.5% | – | 12.1% | – | +4.3 pts | – |
| 3 years | +60.8% | – | 38.1% | – | −30.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · ODTE Apr 2026 | +138.8% | +4.5% | 81.1% | 8.3% | −641.3 pts | not measured |
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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.
ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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