Which is cheaper, FTQI or SIOO?

FTQI charges 0.75% a year and SIOO charges 0.59%, so SIOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTQI vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FTQI and SIOO both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $25m for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

13.6%

SIOO cash paid, since launch, Dec 11, 2025

+16.5%

FTQI total return, 1 year

+10.8%

SIOO total return, since launch, Dec 11, 2025

FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

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.

SIOO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with OEF

SIOO

+10.8%

OEF

+10.9%

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% of it arrived as cash

about even with OEF

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% cash

about even with OEF

13.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIOO costs 0.16 points a year less; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $25m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTQI	SIOO
Paid and earned
Measure	FTQI	SIOO
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	not published
Price change	rose 3.5% (1 year)	fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTQI	SIOO
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 100, measured through OEF
Cost and size
Measure	FTQI	SIOO
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.59%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$997m	$25m
Holdings
Measure	FTQI	SIOO
Holdings in common	43%

Method

What they share

43%

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and SIOO hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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43% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI SIOO

Apple Inc. 8.98% 9.09%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.22% 8.37%

Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23% 4.54%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67% 2.84%

Tesla, Inc. 3.05% 2.23%

Micron Technology, Inc. 2.01% 1.84%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.72% 2.80%

Broadcom Inc. 1.64% 3.17%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73% 1.63%

Microsoft Corporation 1.55% 6.30%

AbbVie Inc. 1.48% 1.06%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.54% 0.94%

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Only in FTQI

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 1.59%

KLA Corporation 1.16%

CME Group Inc. 1.10%

eBay Inc. 0.94%

Medpace Holdings, Inc. 0.86%

Expedia Group, Inc. 0.84%

Woodward, Inc. 0.81%

Illumina, Inc. 0.79%

Only in SIOO

Eli Lilly & Co 2.30%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.20%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.92%

Visa Inc 1.51%

Walmart Inc 1.18%

Mastercard Inc 1.11%

Procter & Gamble Co 0.79%

Merck & Co Inc 0.76%

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Side by side

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 12.3% 15.4%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.59%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 13.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)

Price change, 1 year +3.5% −3.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +10.8% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +10.9% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)

Ahead or behind +4.2 pts −0.1 pts (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 97%

Age 12.8 years 328 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $997m $25m

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

Window by window: FTQI vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTQI	SIOO	FTQI	SIOO	FTQI	SIOO
3 months	+0.4%	+0.8%	3.0%	3.7%	+3.8 pts	+1.0 pts
6 months	+6.6%	+5.6%	6.0%	7.5%	+6.9 pts	+1.1 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 · SIOO Dec 2025	+138.8%	+10.8%	81.1%	13.6%	−641.3 pts	−0.1 pts

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About each fund

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.

SIOO

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FTQI or SIOO?: FTQI charges 0.75% a year and SIOO charges 0.59%, so SIOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →S&P 100 (OEF) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FTQI on its own →SIOO on its own →FTQI dividend history →FTQI holdings →SIOO dividend history →SIOO holdings →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 ↗

SIOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SIOO 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for SIOO ↗

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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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