FIRST TRUST NASDAQ BUYWRITE INCOME ETF
Symbol: FTQI
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Derivative Income
Inception date: 06/01/2014
Latest date: 20/07/2026
Current price: $22.03
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
0.37%
Ann. -14.01% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.68%
Sharpe ratio
-0.944
VaR 95%
-1.73%
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
6.79%
Ann. -4.20% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
14.81%
Sharpe ratio
-0.529
VaR 95%
-1.59%
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
12.74%
Ann. 5.89% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
12.89%
Sharpe ratio
0.175
VaR 95%
-1.37%
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
25.21%
Ann. 18.17% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
17.09%
Sharpe ratio
0.851
VaR 95%
-1.36%
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
35.69%
Ann. 11.49% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
15.36%
Sharpe ratio
0.512
VaR 95%
-1.59%
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
58.16%
Ann. 13.93% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
13.33%
Sharpe ratio
0.773
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.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.092%
Best day
3.052%
Worst day
-1.965%
Days with data
250
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 | $22.20 | $22.25 | $22.02 | $22.03 | 362,000 |
| 17/07/2026 | $22.12 | $22.15 | $21.56 | $22.07 | 204,300 |
| 16/07/2026 | $22.24 | $22.26 | $22.06 | $22.15 | 239,600 |
| 15/07/2026 | $22.35 | $22.37 | $22.16 | $22.31 | 214,100 |
| 14/07/2026 | $22.34 | $22.36 | $22.22 | $22.29 | 253,900 |
| 13/07/2026 | $22.29 | $22.29 | $22.15 | $22.19 | 177,000 |
| 10/07/2026 | $22.30 | $22.34 | $22.22 | $22.34 | 206,500 |
| 09/07/2026 | $22.17 | $22.27 | $22.13 | $22.26 | 197,900 |
| 08/07/2026 | $21.98 | $22.09 | $21.86 | $22.07 | 336,000 |
| 07/07/2026 | $22.12 | $22.12 | $21.91 | $22.01 | 808,200 |