See inside every stock. Pro
WatchlistPro
S&P 5007,663▼ 1.21%Nasdaq26,009▼ 2.60%Dow Jones52,868▲ 0.02%Nasdaq 10028,959▼ 2.90%VIX19.03▲ 14.09%US Dollar101.62▼ 0.16%Gold spot4,093▼ 0.80%WTI103.60▲ 4.15%

First Trust BuyWrite Income (FTHI)

Covered call / option income ETF · First Trust · NASDAQ · 175 holdings
$23.42 ▼ -0.19 (0.80%)
At close · USD · Volume 836,880
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$22.37 – $24.39
Day's range
$23.33 – $23.51
1-year total return
+9.7%

FTHI price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

FTHI fund facts

FundFirst Trust BuyWrite Income ETF
TickerFTHI · NASDAQ
Issuer (by our rules)First Trust
Category (by our rules)Covered call / option income
Expense ratio0.75%
Holdings175
Net assets (fund, SEC)$2.4B
Yield (last 12 months)9.78%
DistributionsMonthly
52-week range$22.37 – $24.39
Average volume (3 months)655,547
First price in our data7 Jan 2014
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−0.6%
3 months
+0.5%
6 months
+4.1%
Year to date
+6.8%
1 year
+9.7%
3 years a year
+15.5%
5 years a year
+10.2%
10 years a year
+8.5%
Volatility (1 year)
9.5%
Largest drop, last year
−5.5%
Largest drop in our data
−32.7%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.75% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $75 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
2.29 USD
Yield on today's price
9.78%
Frequency
Monthly
Latest ex-date
21 Oct 2026

Option-income funds can pay part of a distribution as a return of capital, which lowers the cost basis rather than being income. The issuer's tax documents say how much; the yield alone does not show it.

Full FTHI dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

FTHI top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 APPLE INC AAPL 6.99%
2 NVIDIA CORP NVDA 5.41%
3 DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS 4.18%
4 GE VERNOVA INC GEV 3.00%
5 NEBIUS GROUP NV 2.69%
6 ASML HOLDING NV 2.61%
7 JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY JPM 2.55%
8 AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 2.35%
9 BANK OF AMERICA CORP BAC 2.26%
10 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COST 2.25%
The top 10 make up 34.3% of the fund, out of 175 holdings.
Positions as of 30 Jun 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 69% of FTHI by weight (93 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 51 out of 100.

Undervalued 2%Fair 85%Overvalued 13%
Information Technology 36%Industrials 13%Financials 12%Health Care 9%Consumer Staples 8%Consumer Discretionary 8%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 30 Jun 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

Similar Covered call / option income ETFs

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity P...0.65% fee · +9.6% 1y AMDY YieldMax AMD Option Income Str...1.00% fee · +82.0% 1y ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield0.35% fee · – 1y YMAG YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of...1.34% fee · +8.0% 1y MSTY YieldMax MSTR Option Income St...−43.1% 1y ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income S...1.30% fee · −10.1% 1y All covered call and option-income ETFs →
Funds of the same category, nearest in trading size. Similar does not mean equivalent: check holdings and costs.

FTHI: frequently asked questions

What is FTHI?

FTHI is the First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NASDAQ. By our rules it is classed as "Covered call / option income". Its latest SEC filing lists 175 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of FTHI?

FTHI charges 0.75% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 30 Apr 2026. On $10,000 that is about $75 a year in fund costs.

Does FTHI pay dividends?

Yes. FTHI paid 2.29 per share over the last 12 months, monthly, a trailing yield of 9.78% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 21 Oct 2026. Option-income funds can pay part of a distribution as a return of capital; the issuer's tax documents say how much.

What does FTHI hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are APPLE INC (7.0%), NVIDIA CORP (5.4%), DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEMENT FUNDS (4.2%). The top 10 together make up 34.3% of the fund.

How has FTHI performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +9.7%, 3 years +15.5% a year, 5 years +10.2% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside FTHI?

We score 69% of the fund by weight (93 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 51 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

StocksXray is for education only and is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Past performance does not guarantee future results; funds can lose value.