Data as of .
FTQI vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and SIOO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and SIOO hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | SIOO |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 9.24% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 9.83% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 4.41% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.75% | 3.12% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 2.37% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.68% | 2.23% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 2.05% | 3.62% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 2.00% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 3.57% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.41% | 5.91% |
| Intel Corporation | 1.14% | 1.12% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.32% | 1.03% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in SIOO |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.75% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.42% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.99% |
| KLA Corporation 1.29% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.85% |
| CME Group Inc. 0.97% | Visa Inc 1.37% |
| eBay Inc. 0.85% | Walmart Inc 1.05% |
| Expedia Group, Inc. 0.79% | Mastercard Inc 0.97% |
| F5, Inc. 0.79% | Bank of America Corp 0.85% |
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 | SIOO | FTQI | SIOO | FTQI | SIOO | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.0% | 2.9% | 3.7% | +6.5 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +14.3% | 6.3% | 7.9% | −5.9 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | not published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +10.8% | 78.8% | 11.1% | −675.0 pts | −0.2 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 100 (OEF) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | −1.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +11.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $21m |
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.
SIOO in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
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