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FTQIFIRST TRUST NASDAQ BUYWRITE INCOME ETF

FIRST TRUST NASDAQ BUYWRITE INCOME ETF

$21.93-0.36% today
19.332252-WK
Price & daily flows
21.820.920.021.93DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +5.3% so far this year.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$423Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
368Kavg daily volume, 30 days
202holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed March 20, 2024 · beta 0.80
Performance
1 week-2.3%
1 month+0.8%
3 months+1.4%
6 months+6.8%
YTD+5.3%
1 year+9.4%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
12%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
423Kshares traded
The case against FTQI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FTQI on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF0.35%$41.9B+$1.1B99× the assets · +$1.1B in over the monthHead-to-head
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF0.35%$46.1B−$44M109× the assetsHead-to-head
TLTW iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Buywrite Strategy ETF0.35%$1.8B−$1M4× the assetsHead-to-head
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