Data as of .
FTQI vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and SCLZ hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | SCLZ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 6.15% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 5.99% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 5.14% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 3.75% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.18% | 3.01% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.75% | 3.34% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 7.89% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 5.18% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 4.71% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.68% | 1.80% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 2.54% | 1.42% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.41% | 3.71% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in SCLZ |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.75% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.42% | VISA INC 2.27% |
| KLA Corporation 1.29% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.92% |
| Lam Research Corporation 1.24% | MASTERCARD INC 1.74% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.22% | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 1.51% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 1.20% | WALMART INC 1.48% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | SCLZ | FTQI | SCLZ | FTQI | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.9% | 2.9% | 2.1% | +6.5 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +14.2% | 6.3% | 3.8% | −5.9 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +13.2% | 12.0% | 8.4% | −0.3 pts | −14.0 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +36.5% | 78.8% | 19.6% | −675.0 pts | −6.3 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Swan |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $20m |
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.
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTQI or SCLZ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.4%, 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 SCLZ?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and SCLZ returned +13.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or SCLZ?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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