First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF · FTKI · NYSE
Distribution report · updated Nov 13, 2026
$19.70 +0.10% on the day, +$0.02
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Yearly payout / yield
$2.29·11.63%
$0.191 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.191/mo
pays ~Nov 24 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 21est.
ex in 6 days ⓘ
Paying since
2025
19 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
Too new
paying since 2025
FTKI share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Every payment since Apr 2025
FTKI Dividend Growth (CAGR) ⓘ
1Y +2.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap).
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (2 estimated from the current $0.191 rate), not a promise.

How Many FTKI Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $2.29 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 2,618 FTKI shares, about $51,575 at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $19.70. $1,000 a month takes about 5,236 shares, about $103,149. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF (FTKI) pays $0.191 a share monthly, $2.29 a year, an 11.63% run-rate yield at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $19.70. It has made 19 distribution payments since 2025.

At today’s rate of $0.191 monthly and the last close of $19.70, this is what FTKI pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.191$0.19$2.29
100 shares$19.10$19.10$229.20
$10,000 invested (507.6 shares)$96.95$96.95$1,163.45
2,618 shares ($500/mo)$500.04$500.04$6,000.46
5,236 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.08$1,000.08$12,000.91

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FTKI shares reinvest into 0.97 new shares each payment, about 12.3 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 104 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with FTKI’s own history in the FTKI DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026, FTKI paid $2.31 a share and its share price went from $18.89 to $19.70, so total return covered every dollar paid.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
  • Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
  • Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
  • Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
  • Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating

FTKI Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

Too new to rate — paying since 2025
  • FTKI yields 11.63% today, at the Nov 13, 2026 close of $19.70.
  • Too new to rate — paying since 2025. So there is no usual level to compare today’s yield with yet.
Since Apr 2025: lowest to highest month-end yield
11.15% low12.58% high
Blue mark = today. A higher yield means a lower price against the payout.

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is FTKI’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

FTKI has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 21, 2026, with the cash around Nov 24, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.191 a share, went ex on Oct 21, 2026 and paid Oct 23, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 31 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does FTKI Pay?

FTKI pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026
$2.31 a share, in 12 payments.
+74.5% against the 12 months before ($1.32 in 7 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays every month.

FTKI vs Similar Dividend Funds (BABW, YSPC...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in n/a closest to FTKI in fund size, FTKI’s 11.63% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 38.42%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
FTKI $19.70First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF $0.191/mo$2.29/yr fwd 11.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BABW $15.52Roundhill BABA WeeklyPay ETF $0.128/wk$6.66/yr fwd 42.89% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
YSPC $40.56YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF $0.448/wk$23.30/yr fwd 57.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SCA $20.91GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF $0.787/mo$9.44/yr fwd 45.17% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
EHCC $18.23Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF $0.119/wk$6.19/yr fwd 33.94% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
KMLI $8.93KranShares 2x Long MELI Daily ETF $0.0152/wk$0.79/yr fwd 8.87% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FINY $25.27GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF $0.0523/wk$2.72/yr fwd 10.77% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
HYGM $23.66Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF $0.199/mo$2.39/yr fwd 10.09% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FIYY $23.20GraniteShares YieldBOOST Single Stock Universe ETF $0.009/wk$0.47/yr fwd 2.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
SOLM $6.13Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF $0.263/mo$3.16/yr fwd 51.48% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
BIOY $18.61GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF $0.2171/wk$11.29/yr fwd 60.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

FTKI Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2025

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 21, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.191MonthlyRegular
Sep 24, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.199MonthlyRegular
Aug 21, 2026Aug 24, 2026$0.199MonthlyRegular
Jul 21, 2026Jul 23, 2026$0.199MonthlyRegular
Jun 25, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.193MonthlyRegular
May 21, 2026May 25, 2026$0.193MonthlyRegular
Apr 21, 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.193MonthlyRegular
Mar 26, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.188MonthlyRegular
Feb 20, 2026Feb 23, 2026$0.188MonthlyRegular
Jan 21, 2026Jan 23, 2026$0.188MonthlyRegular
The other 9 FTKI payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for FTKI

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FTKI Dividend Questions

How often does FTKI pay distributions?

FTKI pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does FTKI pay distributions monthly?

Yes. FTKI pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next FTKI distribution?

FTKI has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 21, 2026, with the cash around Nov 24, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.191 a share, went ex on Oct 21, 2026 and paid Oct 23, 2026. The current rate is $0.191 per share, $2.29 a year.

Does FTKI pay a distribution in November 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 21, 2026, with the cash around Nov 24, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does FTKI pay per share?

FTKI pays $0.191 a share monthly, $2.29 a year. At the Nov 13, 2026 close of $19.70 that is an 11.63% run-rate yield.

Does FTKI’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.1921, +2.0% against $0.1883 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +2.1%.

Is FTKI’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026 it paid $2.31 a share while its share price went from $18.89 to $19.70. This is data, not investment advice. The full 5-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FTKI distributions?

Add FTKI to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run FTKI in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 13, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 5 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.