# FTKI (First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF)

First Trust · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FTKI paid 12.1% in cash and still finished 3.9 points behind IWM.

## Key facts

- FTKI, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 12.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FTKI, total return, 1 year: +17.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FTKI, against IWM: −3.9 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FTKI, latest payout, annualized: 12.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- FTKI, net assets: $27m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- FTKI, expense ratio: 0.86% (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026).

## FTKI over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | IWM | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 3.0% | −0.6% | +2.4% | −1.1% | +3.5 pts |
| 6 months | 6.0% | +2.5% | +8.7% | +17.6% | −8.9 pts |
| 1 year | 12.1% | +4.3% | +17.3% | +21.2% | −3.9 pts |
| Since launch | 16.3% | 0.0% | +18.5% | +38.1% | −19.7 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $27m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 12.1% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.86% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 11.6% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Feb 27, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.199 ex Aug 21, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $2.289 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has FTKI paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FTKI paid 12.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 4.3%.

### Is FTKI ahead of IWM?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, FTKI returned +17.3% against +21.2% for Russell 2000 (IWM), so a holder was behind it by 3.9 points.

### How often does FTKI pay, and how much?

FTKI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.1% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does FTKI next pay a distribution?

FTKI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 21, 2026 at $0.199 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

### What does FTKI cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.86% a year.


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