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First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF (FTKI)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
19.89 USD +0.07 (0.366%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.89 -0.02 (-0.022%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:14 p.m. EDT

FTKI has shown relatively stable price movement in the recent period, with minor fluctuations around the 19.50 mark. The dividend yield is high at 11.66%, indicating a strong income component, and the dividends have been consistent over the past few years. However, the long-term outlook is somewhat bearish due to the lack of fundamental growth drivers and the ETF's structure, which may not offer substantial capital appreciation. Short-term traders might consider the current price range as a potential buy-the-dip opportunity, but the overall market conditions and the ETF's nature suggest a cautious approach.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.035391
MSTL0.042826
AutoARIMA0.043613
AutoETS0.044300

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 78%
H-stat 1.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.329
Excess Kurtosis -0.87
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 16.34

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.188 0.982801
2026-02-20 0.188 0.944455
2026-01-21 0.188 1.000073
2025-12-12 0.187 1.017852
2025-11-21 0.187 1.047034
2025-10-21 0.187 1.070767
2025-09-25 0.187 1.067006
2025-08-21 0.187 1.069657
2025-07-22 0.187 1.086419
2025-06-26 0.191 1.116017
2025-05-21 0.191 1.147022
2025-04-22 0.191 1.192776
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 11.66

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 20.64
All Time Low 16.932
Ask 29.8
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 6,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 22,990
Average Volume 22,990
Average Volume10Days 6,450
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 19.87
Bid Size 500
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 19.91
Day Low 19.84
Dividend Yield 11.66
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.2169508
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.72724
Fifty Day Average Change 0.16036034
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.008128879
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.684143
Fifty Two Week High 20.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.75239944
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.036453463
Fifty Two Week Low 17.742
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.1455994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12093334
Fifty Two Week Range 17.742 - 20.64
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,740,753,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,740,441,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will pursue its investment objectives by investing primarily in small cap equity securities listed on U.S. exchanges and by utilizing a buy-write “option strategy” consisting of writing (selling) U.S. exchange-traded call options on the Russell 2000® Index or small cap equity exchange-traded funds. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1912954983
Nav Price 19.84
Net Assets 22,289,350.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.85
Open 19.88
Phone (800) 621-1675
Post Market Change -0.022399902
Post Market Change Percent -0.112505786
Post Market Price 19.8876
Post Market Time 1,776,456,273
Previous Close 19.8151
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0725002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.365884
Regular Market Day High 19.91
Regular Market Day Low 19.84
Regular Market Day Range 19.84 - 19.91
Regular Market Open 19.88
Regular Market Previous Close 19.8151
Regular Market Price 19.8876
Regular Market Time 1,776,451,522
Regular Market Volume 15,534
Short Name First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTKI
Total Assets 22,289,350
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 16.342157
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 5.76699
Trailing Three Month Returns 5.76699
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.040915
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.8466854
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.044466637
Type Disp ETF
Volume 15,534
Yield 0.1166
Ytd Return 5.76699