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FTQI vs OVLH: 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 OVLH’s 0.3%, 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 $109m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF.

At a glance
12.1%
FTQI cash paid, 1 year
0.3%
OVLH cash paid, 1 year
+16.5%
FTQI total return, 1 year
+7.0%
OVLH 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.
OVLH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO
OVLH
+7.0%
VOO
+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVLH

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. OVLH over 1 year: paid 0.3%, price +6.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs OVLH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTQIOVLH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.5%+7.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.5%rose 6.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment38% of the Dec 29, 2023 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.80%
Net assets, FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026$997m$109m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVLH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score74FTQI99.7OVLH

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

Risk and return

Jan 22, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026 · 301 weekly returns
FTQI OVLH
Return
Total return edge FTQI +87.2% +69.2%
Annualized edge FTQI +11.4% +9.5%
Price return edge OVLH +5.6% +64.8%
Risk
Volatility edge OVLH 12.5% 10.8%
Max drawdown edge FTQI (slight) −18.5% −19.6%
Downside capture 58.3% 79.7%
Beta 0.45 0.67
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge FTQI 0.66 0.58
Sortino edge FTQI (slight) 0.94 0.87
Treynor 0.123 0.094
Calmar edge FTQI 0.62 0.48
Against the benchmark
Alpha −2.0% a year −1.0% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.90 −0.85
Information ratio −0.84 −0.78
Tracking error 13.4% 6.0%

Each against its own benchmark: FTQI against QQQ, Jan 17, 2014 to Oct 30, 2026; OVLH against VOO, Jan 22, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2021 to Oct 2026, FTQI returned more: +87.2% to +69.2%. OVLH swung less: 10.8% to 12.5%. FTQI fell slightly less at its worst: −18.5% to −19.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: FTQI vs OVLH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTQIOVLHEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+87.2%+69.2%FTQIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.4%+9.5%FTQITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+5.6%+64.8%OVLHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.5%10.8%OVLHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.7%7.2%OVLHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−18.5%−19.6%FTQI (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture31.2%61.5%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture58.3%79.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.450.67Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.550.93Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.660.58FTQIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.940.87FTQI (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1230.094Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.620.48FTQIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−2.0% a year−1.0% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.90−0.85Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−6.4% to +2.4%−3.5% to +1.4%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.84−0.78Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error13.4%6.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 301 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI OVLH
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 OVLH
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 97.79%
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Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly OVLH Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay, hedged on VOO, paying annually
Strategy covered call put-selling overlay, hedged
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly annual
Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 0.3%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.80%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 0.3%
Price change, 1 year +3.5% +6.7%
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +7.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +4.2 pts −7.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 38%
Age 12.8 years 5.8 years
Net assets, FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 and OVLH as of Aug 31, 2026 $997m $109m

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 OVLH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTQIOVLHFTQIOVLHFTQIOVLH
3 months+0.4%−1.4%3.0%0.0%+3.8 pts−1.3 pts
6 months+6.6%+1.6%6.0%0.0%+6.9 pts−3.5 pts
1 year+16.5%+7.0%12.1%0.3%+4.3 pts−7.8 pts
3 years+60.8%+58.6%38.1%1.7%−30.5 pts−24.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · OVLH Jan 2021+138.8%+73.9%81.1%3.2%−641.3 pts−47.2 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.

OVLH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annually. Overlay Shares estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Dec 29, 2023 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FTQI or OVLH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and OVLH paid 0.3%, 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 OVLH?
With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and OVLH +7.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTQI or OVLH?
FTQI charges 0.75% a year and OVLH charges 0.80%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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