First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF (NASDAQ:FTQI) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Posted by Alanna Baker on May 13th, 2026

First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF (NASDAQ:FTQI – Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $21.58 and last traded at $21.56, with a volume of 288717 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $21.55.

First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF Stock Up 0.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of $817.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.31 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $20.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.73.

First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 21st were paid a $0.199 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FTQI. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF by 37.6% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 45,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $851,000 after acquiring an additional 12,332 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF in the second quarter worth $314,000. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF in the second quarter worth $209,000. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF in the second quarter worth $178,000. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its position in First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF by 2.1% during the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 61,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,210,000 after buying an additional 1,295 shares during the last quarter.

About First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF

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The First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is an actively-managed portfolio of US stocks, with an options overlay of short calls on the Nasdaq 100. FTQI was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.