FIRST TRUST BUYWRITE INCOME ETF
Symbol: FTHI
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Derivative Income
Inception date: 06/01/2014
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $23.77
Expense ratio: 0.75%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
1.18%
Ann. -24.48% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
15.30%
Sharpe ratio
-1.837
VaR 95%
-1.33%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
1.56%
Ann. -4.73% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
12.71%
Sharpe ratio
-0.658
VaR 95%
-1.33%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
5.15%
Ann. 2.09% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
11.00%
Sharpe ratio
-0.140
VaR 95%
-1.29%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
9.60%
Ann. 13.78% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
14.99%
Sharpe ratio
0.677
VaR 95%
-1.27%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
22.39%
Ann. 10.87% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
13.05%
Sharpe ratio
0.555
VaR 95%
-1.23%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
50.20%
Ann. 14.20% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
11.57%
Sharpe ratio
0.914
VaR 95%
-1.06%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.038%
Best day
2.262%
Worst day
-1.461%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $23.75 | $23.77 | $23.61 | $23.77 | 422,300 |
| 14/10/2026 | $23.76 | $23.90 | $23.71 | $23.77 | 547,700 |
| 13/10/2026 | $23.98 | $24.00 | $23.92 | $23.96 | 439,600 |
| 12/10/2026 | $24.00 | $24.03 | $23.98 | $24.00 | 482,000 |
| 09/10/2026 | $23.90 | $24.00 | $23.90 | $24.00 | 485,400 |
| 08/10/2026 | $23.88 | $23.91 | $23.80 | $23.90 | 1,139,700 |
| 07/10/2026 | $23.91 | $23.91 | $23.84 | $23.88 | 1,344,300 |
| 06/10/2026 | $23.73 | $23.95 | $23.73 | $23.94 | 361,800 |
| 05/10/2026 | $23.74 | $23.83 | $23.72 | $23.82 | 598,500 |
| 02/10/2026 | $23.83 | $23.85 | $23.69 | $23.77 | 411,300 |