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First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI)

Derivative Income | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
21.25 USD +0.13 (0.616%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 12:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:30 p.m. EDT

FTQI offers a high dividend yield, which is attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows a lack of consistent upward momentum, with the price hovering near the 52-week low. The long-term fundamentals are weak, and the ETF is not a strong buy for long-term investors. Short-term traders might consider the current dip as a potential buying opportunity, but the overall outlook remains cautious.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.018715
MSTL0.019104
AutoTheta0.023039
AutoARIMA0.032629

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 2.35
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.251
Excess Kurtosis 1.00
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 32.25

As of April 11, 2026, 1:30 p.m. EDT: The options activity indicates mixed signals. For the April 17 expiration, there is a slight bullish bias with an ATM strike at 21.0 showing a 1.0% increase, but the overall volume and open interest are low. For the May 15 expiration, there is a bearish bias with an ATM strike at 19.0, but again, volume and open interest are low. The low activity suggests limited speculation on future price direction, and the market may be in a consolidation phase.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.05% 12.69% 14.36% 12.94%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.207 1.047041
2026-02-20 0.207 1.023618
2026-01-21 0.207 1.018583
2025-12-12 0.205 1.021388
2025-11-21 0.205 1.059055
2025-10-21 0.205 1.037460
2025-09-25 0.195 1.014150
2025-08-21 0.195 1.056401
2025-07-22 0.195 1.080430
2025-06-26 0.188 1.055799
2025-05-21 0.188 1.102853
2025-04-22 0.188 1.169689
2025-03-27 0.207 1.221278
2025-02-21 0.207 1.139046
2025-01-22 0.207 1.124188
2024-12-13 0.204 1.115103
2024-11-21 0.204 1.151843
2024-10-22 0.204 1.176801
2024-09-26 0.203 1.190184
2024-08-21 0.203 1.219953
2024-07-23 0.203 1.214172
2024-06-27 0.204 1.229903
2024-05-21 0.204 1.244682
2024-04-23 0.204 1.295246
2024-03-21 0.198 1.226278
2024-02-21 0.198 1.274804
2024-01-23 0.198 1.287493
2023-12-22 0.188 1.242722
2023-11-21 0.188 1.276444
2023-10-24 0.188 1.336889
2023-09-22 0.198 1.410211
2023-08-22 0.198 1.407860
2023-07-21 0.198 1.383444
2023-06-27 0.194 1.377525
2023-05-23 0.194 1.418875
2023-04-21 0.194 1.423514
2023-03-24 0.179 1.344090
2023-02-22 0.179 1.363209
2023-01-24 0.179 1.378285
2022-12-23 0.179 1.458225
2022-11-22 0.179 1.432371
2022-10-21 0.179 1.478174
2022-09-23 0.200 1.641988
2022-08-23 0.200 1.468484
2022-07-21 0.200 1.489011
2022-06-24 0.210 1.607958
2022-05-24 0.210 1.627992
2022-04-21 0.055 0.390435
2022-03-25 0.055 0.383854
2022-02-18 0.055 0.406060
2022-01-21 0.055 0.415512
2021-12-23 0.055 0.411345
2021-11-23 0.055 0.402126
2021-10-21 0.055 0.406074
2021-09-23 0.055 0.418939
2021-08-24 0.055 0.422410
2021-07-21 0.055 0.426555
2021-06-24 0.055 0.414877
2021-05-21 0.055 0.417280
2021-04-21 0.055 0.431737
2021-03-25 0.055 0.434959
2021-02-23 0.055 0.442055
2021-01-21 0.055 0.445180
2020-12-24 0.055 0.451449
2020-11-24 0.055 0.465558
2020-10-21 0.055 0.468532
2020-09-24 0.055 0.487759
2020-08-21 0.055 0.455883
2020-07-21 0.055 0.455320
2020-06-25 0.055 0.468290
2020-05-21 0.055 0.473169
2020-04-21 0.055 0.477160
2020-03-26 0.055 0.477773
2020-02-21 0.055 0.423426
2020-01-22 0.055 0.420304
2019-12-13 0.055 0.425133
2019-11-21 0.055 0.426953
2019-10-22 0.055 0.427433
2019-09-25 0.055 0.425998
2019-08-21 0.055 0.433456
2019-07-23 0.055 0.431791
2019-06-14 0.055 0.433451
2019-05-21 0.055 0.440307
2019-04-23 0.055 0.442841
2019-03-21 0.055 0.447457
2019-02-21 0.055 0.447768
2019-01-23 0.055 0.463484
2018-12-18 0.055 0.474679
2018-11-21 0.055 0.454869
2018-10-23 0.055 0.445447
2018-09-14 0.055 0.426554
2018-08-21 0.055 0.427200
2018-07-20 0.055 0.431982
2018-06-21 0.055 0.436078
2018-05-22 0.055 0.443591
2018-04-20 0.055 0.451356
2018-03-22 0.055 0.452273
2018-02-21 0.055 0.444293
2018-01-23 0.055 0.422964
2017-12-21 0.055 0.434993
2017-11-21 0.053 0.427602
2017-10-20 0.053 0.430125
2017-09-21 0.053 0.437934
2017-08-22 0.053 0.449920
2017-07-21 0.053 0.449168
2017-06-22 0.053 0.453812
2017-05-23 0.053 0.466825
2017-04-21 0.053 0.468451
2017-03-23 0.053 0.471875
2017-02-22 0.053 0.462672
2017-01-20 0.053 0.466655
2016-12-21 0.053 0.464978
2016-11-22 0.053 0.478889
2016-10-21 0.053 0.496330
2016-09-21 0.053 0.505164
2016-08-23 0.053 0.493823
2016-07-21 0.053 0.504297
2016-06-22 0.053 0.511283
2016-05-20 0.053 0.526506
2016-04-21 0.053 0.513813
2016-02-23 0.055 0.560135
2016-01-21 0.055 0.587599
2015-12-23 0.055 0.531635
2015-11-20 0.055 0.528055
2015-10-21 0.055 0.542117
2015-09-23 0.055 0.556040
2015-08-21 0.060 0.600835
2015-07-21 0.060 0.563943
2015-06-24 0.060 0.574382
2015-05-21 0.060 0.568045
2015-03-25 0.060 0.572161
2015-02-20 0.060 0.572166
2015-01-21 0.060 0.594694
2014-12-23 0.065 0.637293
2014-11-21 0.065 0.639649
2014-10-21 0.066 0.669680
2014-09-23 0.068 0.670293
2014-08-21 0.067 0.665477
2014-07-22 0.068 0.677305
2014-06-24 0.068 0.679909
2014-05-21 0.067 0.685616
2014-04-22 0.014 0.142890
2014-03-25 0.059 0.613606
2014-02-21 0.065 0.680453
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 11.98

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 23.65
All Time Low 16.25
Ask 21.46
Ask Size 5
Average Daily Volume10 Day 369,470
Average Daily Volume3 Month 274,349
Average Volume 274,349
Average Volume10Days 369,470
Beta3 Year 0.68
Bid 21.01
Bid Size 5
Category Derivative Income
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 21.2699
Day Low 21.15
Dividend Yield 11.98
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.6589536
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 20.4146
Fifty Day Average Change 0.8353996
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.040921673
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.052982
Fifty Two Week High 21.2699
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.019899368
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.00093556475
Fifty Two Week Low 17.5
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21428572
Fifty Two Week Range 17.5 - 21.2699
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,389,105,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1054684
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,388,966,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary 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 call options on the Nasdaq-100 Index ®. The call options written by the fund will have expirations of less than one year, and will be typically written at-the-money to out-of-the-money.
Long Name First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_249980572
Nav Price 21.11
Net Assets 775,404,990.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.76
Open 21.2
Phone (800) 621-1675
Previous Close 21.12
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.12999916
Regular Market Change Percent 0.6155263
Regular Market Day High 21.2699
Regular Market Day Low 21.15
Regular Market Day Range 21.15 - 21.2699
Regular Market Open 21.2
Regular Market Previous Close 21.12
Regular Market Price 21.25
Regular Market Time 1,776,445,143
Regular Market Volume 111,183
Short Name First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Inc
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTQI
Three Year Average Return 0.1583872
Total Assets 775,404,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 32.248096
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.22101
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.22101
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.48245
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.7675495
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03747352
Type Disp ETF
Volume 111,183
Yield 0.119799994
Ytd Return -1.22101