Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FTQI vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FTQI and ROCY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $884m for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield 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, 2026.1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
4.8% as cash
1.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
1.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCY costs 0.40 points a year less; FTQI is 1.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FTQI | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +16.5% | not published |
| Price change | rose 3.5% (1 year) | rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $997m | $884m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 36% | |
Risk and return
Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returnsFrom Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, FTQI returned slightly more: +18.6% to +17.4%. ROCY fell less at its worst: −2.0% to −2.7%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | FTQI | ROCY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +18.6% | +17.4% | FTQI (slight) | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +10.9% | +12.9% | ROCY | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −2.7% | −2.0% | ROCY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 31 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and ROCY hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
half
36% 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 | ROCY | FTQI | ROCY | FTQI | ROCY |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +1.1% | 3.0% | 1.6% | +3.8 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +6.6% | +6.5% | 6.0% | 3.5% | +6.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 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 · ROCY Mar 2026 | +138.8% | +15.3% | 81.1% | 4.8% | −641.3 pts | −1.9 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for ROCY.
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.
ROCY
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.
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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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