Data as of .
FTQI vs QDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTY paid 30.9% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.0%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTQI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTQI | Only in QDTY |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 8.76% | NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | QDTY | FTQI | QDTY | FTQI | QDTY | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −0.9% | 2.9% | 7.9% | +6.5 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +20.7% | 6.3% | 17.3% | −5.9 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +20.2% | 12.0% | 30.9% | −0.3 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +27.1% | 78.8% | 42.0% | −675.0 pts | −8.5 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | QDTY YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 25.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.17% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 30.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | −14.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +20.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 4637 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $27m |
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.
QDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTQI or QDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and QDTY paid 30.9%, so QDTY 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 QDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and QDTY returned +20.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or QDTY?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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