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FTQI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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FTQI and TMGN both write options for income.

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Net assets: $997m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
12.1%
FTQI cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+16.5%
FTQI total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
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.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.13 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFTQITMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+16.5%not published
Price changerose 3.5% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.88%
Net assets$997mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +3.5% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published
Ahead or behind +4.2 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 100%
Age 12.8 years 112 days
Net assets $997m not read by ETFIQ

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 TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFTQITMGNFTQITMGNFTQITMGN
3 months+0.4%+3.6%3.0%5.3%+3.8 ptsnot measured
6 months+6.6%–6.0%–+6.9 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 · TMGN Jul 2026+138.8%+5.2%81.1%5.4%−641.3 ptsnot measured

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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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, FTQI or TMGN?
FTQI charges 0.75% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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