Which paid more, FTQI or XIDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?

With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FTQI or XIDE?

FTQI charges 0.75% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTQI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against XIDE’s 6.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $20m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+16.5%

FTQI total return, 1 year

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTQI	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	FTQI	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.5%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTQI	XIDE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	FTQI	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$997m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	FTQI	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FTQI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score74FTQI61.1XIDE

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

FTQI 74

XIDE 61.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTQI

Apple Inc. 8.98%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.22%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73%

Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10%

Tesla, Inc. 3.05%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60%

Only in XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 6.3%

Price change, 1 year +3.5% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +4.2 pts −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 61%

Age 12.8 years 2.9 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $997m $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTQI	XIDE	FTQI	XIDE	FTQI	XIDE
3 months	+0.4%	+1.3%	3.0%	1.5%	+3.8 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+6.6%	+3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	+6.9 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	+16.5%	+6.6%	12.1%	6.3%	+4.3 pts	−8.2 pts
3 years	+60.8%	–	38.1%	–	−30.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · XIDE Dec 2023	+138.8%	+20.7%	81.1%	18.4%	−641.3 pts	−47.4 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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FTQI or XIDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, 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 XIDE?: With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTQI or XIDE?: FTQI charges 0.75% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

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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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