Data as of .
FTQI vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and SIXH hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 2.67% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 2.37% |
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 1.45% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 1.35% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.32% | 1.30% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 1.29% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 1.24% | 3.11% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 1.22% | 1.30% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.20% | 1.44% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.30% | 1.19% |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.82% | 1.24% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 0.50% | 1.13% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.75% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | Mondelez International, Inc. 2.51% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | SIXH | FTQI | SIXH | FTQI | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.5% | 2.9% | 0.5% | +6.5 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +7.4% | 6.3% | 0.9% | −5.9 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +16.3% | 12.0% | 2.0% | −0.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | +43.8% | 37.0% | 6.6% | −35.3 pts | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +96.3% | 78.8% | 16.0% | −675.0 pts | −88.5 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTQI or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or SIXH?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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