All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
FTQI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, FTQI returned +11.24% over the past year and +9.79% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 7, 2014, FTQI is up +66.42% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.05%/yr, and is currently −2.99% below its real total-return high on Oct. 9, 2026.
Data ending Wed Nov. 11, 2026
| Tue 2014-01-07💬 to Wed 2026-11-11 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI × |
+66.42%
+4.05%/yr |
+2.50%/yr
R2=0.538 |
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| First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2014-01-07💬 to Wed 2026-11-11 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| FTQI × |
$10,000.00
2014-01-07 |
$16,641.65
2026-11-11 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| FTQI × | +9.79% | +11.24% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| FTQI × |
−2.99%
on 2026-11-11 from 2026-10-09 peak |
−25.24%
on 2022-10-14 from 2018-01-23 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-11-11 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI × | +11.24% |
+22.23% +10.56%/yr |
+46.25% +13.51%/yr |
+40.03% +6.97%/yr |
+56.57% +4.59%/yr |
| Year | FTQI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.79% |
| 2025 | +10.83% |
| 2024 | +14.99% |
| 2023 | +19.63% |
| 2022 | −14.31% |
| 2021 | +3.21% |
| 2020 | −7.82% |
| 2019 | +11.43% |
| 2018 | −11.47% |
| 2017 | +10.17% |
| 2016 | +8.18% |
| 2015 | −0.68% |
| 2014 | +4.44% |
