Which paid more, FTQI or YLDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?

With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FTQI or YLDE?

FTQI charges 0.75% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTQI vs YLDE: 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 YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+16.5%

FTQI total return, 1 year

+19.0%

YLDE 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% 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; FTQI is 5.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTQI	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	FTQI	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+19.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.5%	rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTQI	YLDE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Measure	FTQI	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$997m	$186m
Holdings
Measure	FTQI	YLDE
Holdings in common	12%

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

IQ Income Score74FTQI91.9YLDE

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

YLDE 91.9

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

12%

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and YLDE hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI YLDE

NVIDIA Corporation 6.22% 2.97%

Apple Inc. 8.98% 1.86%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.72% 3.52%

Broadcom Inc. 1.64% 2.21%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67% 1.59%

Microsoft Corporation 1.55% 2.61%

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.32% 1.63%

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 0.24% 2.77%

The Coca-Cola Company 0.24% 1.96%

Johnson & Johnson 0.20% 1.94%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 0.14% 3.96%

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Only in FTQI

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73%

Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10%

Tesla, Inc. 3.05%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60%

Micron Technology, Inc. 2.01%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.72%

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 1.59%

Only in YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

UNILEVER PLC 2.58%

PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%

JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 2.46%

OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.43%

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Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Franklin

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 7.9%

Price change, 1 year +3.5% +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +19.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +4.2 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 67%

Age 12.8 years 9.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $997m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTQI	YLDE	FTQI	YLDE	FTQI	YLDE
3 months	+0.4%	+3.2%	3.0%	1.6%	+3.8 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+6.6%	+8.6%	6.0%	4.0%	+6.9 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	+16.5%	+19.0%	12.1%	7.9%	+4.3 pts	+4.2 pts
3 years	+60.8%	+61.5%	38.1%	18.0%	−30.5 pts	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · YLDE May 2017	+138.8%	+197.5%	81.1%	44.5%	−641.3 pts	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% 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 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FTQI or YLDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?: With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +16.5% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTQI or YLDE?: FTQI charges 0.75% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →FTQI on its own →YLDE on its own →FTQI dividend history →FTQI holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE 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 ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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