First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF

$23.87

Key Metrics

TER 0.75% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 2,040 M
Inception date January 6, 2014
Holdings 207
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider First Trust
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Fund Size
Dividend
Fees
Current
BuyWrite Income ETF FTHI
Fund Size
$2.05B
Dividend
8.8%
Fees
0.75%

Historical Return

Last updated: Sep 01, 2026
1 Year +2.8% +8.8% Div
3 Years (avg.) +4.0% +8.8% Div
5 Years (avg.) +1.9% +8.8% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Sep 01, 2026

Volatility

9.39% 1 Year
11.45% 3 Years
13.27% 5 Years
14.04% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-6.89% 1 Year
-18.15% 3 Years
-20.45% 5 Years
-35.50% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

-0.15 1 Year
0.00 3 Years
-0.12 5 Years
-0.12 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Sep 01, 2026
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2014 2.5% 0.2% 2.8% 4.2% 0.3% 2.3% 0.2% 1.2% -0.5% 0.5% 1.3% 1.3%
2015 -2.1% 2.9% 4.8% -0.2% 2.3% -0.2% 1.0% -0.9% 0.3% 1.1% 1.2%
2016 8.2% 8.5% 0.5% 3.4% 0.2% 1.6% -0.7% 0.6% 1.5% 1.5%
2017 8.8% -3.2% 1.9% -1.7% 0.3% -2.1% -0.4% 0.7% 0.8%
2018 -13.8% -1.4% -5.0% -1.7% -4.1% -1.9% -0.4% -0.2%
2019 12.8% -0.2% 2.7% -1.5% 0.7% 2.0% 2.0%
2020 -11.7% -2.0% -5.9% -2.1% 0.0% 0.2%
2021 8.7% -2.8% 1.3% 3.2% 2.8%
2022 -13.1% -2.2% 1.4% 1.4%
2023 10.0% 9.5% 6.8%
2024 9.0% 5.2%
2025 1.5%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Sep 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
11%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
15%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
28%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
11%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
13%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
16%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
24%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
18%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
12%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
0.5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
5.3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
41.7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
52.5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Sep 01, 2026
19.6% Top 5 Holdings
30.3% Top 10 Holdings
63.7% Top 50 Holdings
82.5% Top 100 Holdings
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6.9%
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5.3%
JPM Alerian MLP Index ETN
2.6%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp
2.6%
BAC Bank Of America Corp.
2.3%

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Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Aug 30, 2026
Market
Average
Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares. $1.34T -
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price. 1.25% 2.00%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market. 0.98 -
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth. 34.63 26.29
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything -38.01 -
Profitable Companies 98% -
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued. 29.95 20.25
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year. 9.0 9.26
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company 11.71 11.73
Market
Average
Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT 25.68 12.86
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue 8.76 12.16
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value 0.17 0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary. 0.86 0.32
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability. 23.32% 21.44%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago. +53.9% +51.6%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap. 28.62% 2.04%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets. 14.38% 4.02%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits. 24.63% 3.70%

Sectors

Manufacturing 34.7%
Finance and Insurance 13.3%
Information 11.0%
Retail Trade 7.8%
Utilities 5.2%
Transportation and Warehousing 4.1%
Financial Services 2.7%
Construction 2.4%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 2.2%
Consumer Non-Durables 1.8%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 1.6%
Energy 1.4%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1.4%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.2%
Accommodation and Food Services 1.0%
Health Technology 0.7%
Health Care and Social Assistance 0.4%
Wholesale Trade 0.4%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 0.4%
Public Administration 0.3%
Educational Services 0.1%
Finance 0.1%
Other 5.7%

Countries

United States 84.7%
Netherlands 4.5%
United Kingdom 3.1%
Other 2.5%
Canada 2.0%
Switzerland 1.2%
Bermuda 0.3%
Taiwan 0.3%
Ireland 0.2%
Spain 0.2%
Belgium 0.2%
South Africa 0.2%
Mexico 0.1%
Brazil 0.1%
Israel 0.1%
Germany 0.1%
France 0.1%
China 0.1%
Other 0.0%

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Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

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P/E Ratio 36.5
Dividends 0.3%
Total Investment $135.81M
Weight 6.66%

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P/E Ratio 27.4
Dividends 0.1%
Total Investment $104.98M
Weight 5.14%

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P/E Ratio 15.4
Dividends 1.7%
Total Investment $51.32M
Weight 2.52%

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P/E Ratio 47.5
Dividends 0.6%
Total Investment $50.23M
Weight 2.46%

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P/E Ratio 14.1
Dividends 1.8%
Total Investment $44.39M
Weight 2.18%

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P/E Ratio 21.1
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $42.93M
Weight 2.10%

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P/E Ratio 28.5
Dividends 0.7%
Total Investment $41.49M
Weight 2.03%

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P/E Ratio 31.0
Dividends 2.0%
Total Investment $40.9M
Weight 2.00%

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P/E Ratio 54.2
Dividends 0.5%
Total Investment $40.76M
Weight 2.00%

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P/E Ratio 17.2
Dividends 0.2%
Total Investment $36.72M
Weight 1.80%

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P/E Ratio 17.2
Dividends 0.2%
Total Investment $31.01M
Weight 1.52%

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P/E Ratio 31.5
Dividends 1.3%
Total Investment $26.57M
Weight 1.30%

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P/E Ratio 20.2
Dividends 2.6%
Total Investment $26.36M
Weight 1.29%

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P/E Ratio 8.6
Dividends 4.3%
Total Investment $23.62M
Weight 1.16%

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P/E Ratio 295.6
Dividends 0.0%
Total Investment $22.35M
Weight 1.10%

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P/E Ratio 32.7
Dividends 1.5%
Total Investment $21.36M
Weight 1.05%

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P/E Ratio 72.0
Dividends 2.7%
Total Investment $20.37M
Weight 1.00%

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