All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
FTHI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, FTHI returned +7.20% over the past year and +3.50% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 7, 2014, FTHI is up +79.67% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.72%/yr, and is currently −1.61% below its real total-return high on Aug. 17, 2026.
Data ending Thu Sep. 17, 2026
| Tue 2014-01-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI × |
+79.67%
+4.72%/yr |
+3.66%/yr
R2=0.744 |
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| First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2014-01-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| FTHI × |
$10,000.00
2014-01-07 |
$17,966.69
2026-09-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| FTHI × | +3.50% | +7.20% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| FTHI × |
−1.61%
on 2026-09-17 from 2026-08-17 peak |
−32.80%
on 2020-03-23 from 2020-01-17 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI × | +7.20% |
+17.87% +8.57%/yr |
+36.41% +10.90%/yr |
+39.13% +6.83%/yr |
+64.15% +5.08%/yr |
| Year | FTHI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.50% |
| 2025 | +8.93% |
| 2024 | +15.68% |
| 2023 | +16.81% |
| 2022 | −10.18% |
| 2021 | +6.46% |
| 2020 | −8.35% |
| 2019 | +15.49% |
| 2018 | −11.41% |
| 2017 | +12.04% |
| 2016 | +8.77% |
| 2015 | +1.82% |
| 2014 | +5.99% |