Which is cheaper, FTQI or QQDH?

FTQI charges 0.75% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTQI vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FTQI and QQDH both write options for income.

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Net assets: $1.0bn on Oct 30, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

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At a glance

12.0%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+16.2%

FTQI total return, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

FTQI · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 5.4 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.2%

QQQ

+10.8%

5.4 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.0%, price +3.3%, total +16.2%, QQQ +10.8%, +5.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQQ

+10.8%

FTQI

+16.2%

12.0% of it arrived as cash

5.4 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.4 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.0%, price +3.3%, total +16.2%, QQQ +10.8%, +5.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQQ

+10.8%

FTQI

+16.2%

12.0% cash

5.4 pts ahead of QQQ

12.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.0%, price +3.3%, total +16.2%, QQQ +10.8%, +5.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTQI	QQDH
Paid and earned
Measure	FTQI	QQDH
Total return, 1 year	+16.2%	not published
Price change	rose 3.3% (1 year)	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTQI	QQDH
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	not published
Cost and size
Measure	FTQI	QQDH
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.95%
Net assets	$1.0bn	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	FTQI	QQDH
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call

Issuer First Trust Tuttle

Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 3.9%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.0% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.3% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +16.2% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +10.8% not published

Ahead or behind +5.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published

Age 12.8 years 7 days

Net assets $1.0bn not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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 QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTQI	QQDH	FTQI	QQDH	FTQI	QQDH
3 months	+2.8%	–	3.1%	–	+2.3 pts	–
6 months	+7.6%	–	6.0%	–	+5.0 pts	–
1 year	+16.2%	–	12.0%	–	+5.4 pts	–
3 years	+66.0%	–	39.3%	–	−34.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · QQDH Oct 2026	+139.1%	−2.6%	81.1%	0.3%	−639.2 pts	not measured

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About each fund

FTQI

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +10.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.4 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 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.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FTQI or QQDH?: FTQI charges 0.75% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FTQI on its own →QQDH on its own →FTQI dividend history →FTQI holdings →QQDH dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTQI ↗

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

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