Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FTQI vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.1%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy 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.About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
SDTY
+14.7%
24.9% of it arrived as cash
about even with VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with VOO
SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
SDTY
+14.7%
24.9% as cash
about even with VOO
24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
FTQI costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $40m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FTQI | SDTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +16.5% | +14.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 3.5% | fell 12.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $997m | $40m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% 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 | SDTY | FTQI | SDTY | FTQI | SDTY |
| 3 months | +0.4% | +1.2% | 3.0% | 5.4% | +3.8 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +6.6% | +6.6% | 6.0% | 11.7% | +6.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +16.5% | +14.7% | 12.1% | 24.9% | +4.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 3 years | +60.8% | – | 38.1% | – | −30.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · SDTY Feb 2025 | +138.8% | +23.8% | 81.1% | 37.8% | −641.3 pts | −5.3 pts |
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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.
SDTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.
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