AUM $1.02BER 0.75%NAV $22.25Holdings 180Inception Jan 2014
Price Chart
Key Statistics
Previous Close
$22.15Day Range
$21.98$22.12
52-Week Range
$19.33$22.48
Avg Volume
504.9KDividend Yield
11.68%Expense Ratio
0.75%AUM
$1.02BShares Outstanding
45.9METF Grades
?ETF Grades compare this fund against others in the same category using percentile rankings across six factors. Grades range from A+ (top 5%) to F (bottom 20%). Updated daily.Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Weight % |
|---|---|
| Technology | 51.53% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 10.63% |
| Communication Services | 8.66% |
| Healthcare | 8.60% |
| Financial Services | 5.32% |
| Industrials | 4.58% |
| Cash & Others | 2.56% |
| Energy | 2.48% |
| Consumer Defensive | 2.41% |
| Utilities | 1.17% |
| Basic Materials | 1.09% |
| Real Estate | 0.98% |
Country Allocation
| Country | Weight % |
|---|---|
| United States | 94.07% |
| Other | 3.08% |
| United Kingdom | 0.65% |
| Netherlands | 0.42% |
| Ireland | 0.34% |
| Israel | 0.32% |
| France | 0.28% |
| Denmark | 0.25% |
| Bermuda | 0.24% |
| China | 0.14% |
| Canada | 0.08% |
| India | 0.07% |
| Sweden | 0.05% |
| Singapore | 0.00% |
Fund Information
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Technology
- Inception Date
- Jan 6, 2014
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Description
- The Fund's investment objective is to provide current income. The Fund will pursue its investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities listed on U.S. exchanges and by utilizing an "option strategy" consisting of writing (selling) U.S. exchange-traded covered call options on the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Fund will employ an option strategy in which it will write U.S. exchange-traded covered call options on the Nasdaq-100 Index in order to seek additional cash flow in the form of premiums on the options. A premium is the income received by an investor who sells an option contract to another party and may be distributed to shareholders on a monthly basis.
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The First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) is an exchange-traded fund issued by First Trust that launched on Jan 6, 2014. It currently manages $1.02B in assets under management. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.75%. The fund holds 180 securities in its portfolio. It falls under the Technology category.
Top 10 holdings represent 44.3% of the fund
| Rank | Symbol | Name | Weight % | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAPL | Apple Inc. | 8.88% | 266,942 | $91.3M |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 6.28% | 296,991 | $64.5M |
| 3 | — | US Dollar | 5.94% | 61,094,541 | $61.1M |
| 4 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.27% | 96,391 | $54.2M |
| 5 | AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 166,609 | $42.4M |
| 6 | CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.17% | 297,095 | $32.6M |
| 7 | META | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 3.04% | 42,349 | $31.2M |
| 8 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 2.85% | 146,264 | $29.3M |
| 9 | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. | 2.66% | 75,375 | $27.3M |
| 10 | MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.10% | 23,229 | $21.6M |
| 11 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.05% | 60,460 | $21.1M |
| 12 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 2.05% | 61,057 | $21.1M |
| 13 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 1.74% | 25,897 | $17.9M |
| 14 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 1.63% | 48,626 | $16.7M |
| 15 | MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 1.54% | 29,336 | $15.8M |
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Detailed Returns
| Period | Return | ETF |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | -0.29% | |
| 1W | -0.90% | |
| 1M | -1.78% | |
| 3M | +1.52% | |
| 6M | +4.59% | |
| YTD | +6.05% | |
| 1Y | +6.98% | |
| 3Y | +17.63% | |
| 5Y | +0.73% |
Moving Averages
20-Day MA
$22.25
Below 20-Day MA50-Day MA
$22.17
Below 50-Day MA200-Day MA
$21.44
Above 200-Day MAPrice with Moving Averages
Support & Resistance
52-Week High
$22.48
Current Price
$22.09
52-Week Low
$19.33
$19.33$22.48
Current Yield
11.68%
Annual Dividend
$0.8650
Frequency
12x/year
Last Ex-Date
Sep 24, 2026
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | $0.2220 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $0.2220 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $0.2220 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.1990 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| May 21, 2026 | $0.1990 | May 29, 2026 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $0.1990 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.2070 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $0.2070 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | $0.2070 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.2050 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $0.2050 | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $0.2050 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | $0.1950 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Aug 21, 2025 | $0.1950 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $0.1950 | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.1880 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| May 21, 2025 | $0.1880 | May 30, 2025 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $0.1880 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.2070 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.2070 | Feb 28, 2025 |
Dividend Payments Over Time
Category Comparison
| Metric | FTQI | Technology(1582 ETFs) | Covered Call(103 ETFs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Info | |||
| Expense Ratio | 0.75% | 0.63% | 0.74% |
| AUM | $1.02B | $6.38B | $1.43B |
| Dividend Yield | 11.68% | 2.97% | 16.10% |
| Avg Volume | 504.9K | 496.8K | 291.1K |
| Holdings | 180 | 193 | 66 |
| Performance | |||
| 1-Month Return | -1.78% | -2.31% | -2.13% |
| 6-Month Return | +2.70% | +3.15% | -2.61% |
| YTD Return | +6.05% | +12.28% | -3.08% |
| 1-Year Return | +4.84% | +9.49% | -4.80% |
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