First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (NASDAQ:FTHI) Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.18

Posted by Don Miller on Feb 20th, 2026

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (NASDAQ:FTHI – Get Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of 0.177 per share on Friday, February 27th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th.

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Stock Performance

Shares of FTHI traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $23.81. 139,932 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 733,055. First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF has a 52-week low of $19.07 and a 52-week high of $24.18. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.63. The firm has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.34 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Trading of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Fermata Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF during the third quarter worth about $934,000. Goldstone Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,467,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $2,153,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 2,623,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,212,000 after acquiring an additional 137,478 shares during the period. Finally, Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,803,000.

About First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF

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The First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 index. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of US-listed stocks, with an overlay of short calls on the S&P 500. FTHI was launched on Jan 6, 2014 and is managed by First Trust.