(FTHI) First Trust BuyWrite Income - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: USA • Currency: USD • Type: Etf • ISIN: US33738R3084

Equity, Options, Index, Premium, Income

Dividends

Dividend Yield 9.74%
Yield on Cost 5y 16.14%
Yield CAGR 5y 23.43%
Payout Consistency 97.6%
Payout Ratio -
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 8.71%
Value at Risk 5%th 15.0%
Relative Tail Risk 4.73%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.65
Alpha -2.45
CAGR/Max DD 1.04
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.312
Beta 0.765
Beta Downside 0.837
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 15.93%
Mean DD 1.30%
Median DD 0.39%

Description: FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income January 15, 2026

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) seeks monthly income by holding U.S. equities and systematically selling (writing) S&P 500 index call options; the premium collected from those options is intended to supplement cash flow to shareholders.

As of the latest filing, the fund carries an expense ratio of 0.70%, manages roughly $300 million in assets, and has delivered a 12-month distribution yield near 7.5%, which is markedly higher than the average dividend yield of broad-market ETFs (≈1.8%).

The strategy’s performance is highly sensitive to two macro-drivers: (1) equity market volatility, measured by the VIX, which inflates option premiums, and (2) the prevailing interest-rate environment, which influences the cost-of-carry for covered-call positions; a sustained rise in rates could compress option premium income.

For a deeper, data-driven breakdown of FTHI’s risk-adjusted returns and scenario analysis, you might find ValueRay’s analytics platform worth a quick look.

What is the price of FTHI shares?

As of January 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 23.82 with a total of 610,223 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.38%, over one month by +1.23%, over three months by +3.84% and over the past year by +13.62%.

Is FTHI a buy, sell or hold?

First Trust BuyWrite Income has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the FTHI price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 30.1 26.2%

FTHI Fundamental Data Overview January 14, 2026

Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 1.90b USD (1.90b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = unknown (FCF TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 1.90b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 1.90b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 8.73% (E(1.90b)/V(1.90b) * Re(8.73%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 8.73% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

Additional Sources for FTHI ETF

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