First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 151 recorded FTQI dividend payments, running from February 21, 2014 to October 21, 2026 — 13 calendar years. Together those payments total $16.15 per share. FTQI has most often paid monthly.
FTQI's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Over the last five complete years the FTQI payment rate compounded at +29.5% a year. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
FTQI's payment rate fell in 2016. The steepest drop was -11.7%.
FTQI dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.39 | 12 | $0.200 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | $2.43 | 12 | $0.204 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | $2.28 | 12 | $0.191 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | $1.78 | 12 | $0.179 | +225.5% |
| 2021 | $0.660 | 12 | $0.0550 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | $0.660 | 12 | $0.0550 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | $0.660 | 12 | $0.0550 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | $0.660 | 12 | $0.0550 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | $0.638 | 12 | $0.0530 | — |
| 2016 | $0.587 | 11 (timing) | $0.0530 | -11.7% |
| 2015 | $0.640 | 11 (timing) | $0.0600 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | $0.672 | 11 (timing) | $0.0660 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than FTQI's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent FTQI dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| October 21, 2026 | $0.221 |
| September 24, 2026 | $0.222 |
| August 21, 2026 | $0.222 |
| July 21, 2026 | $0.222 |
| June 25, 2026 | $0.199 |
| May 21, 2026 | $0.199 |
| April 21, 2026 | $0.199 |
| March 26, 2026 | $0.207 |
| February 20, 2026 | $0.207 |
| January 21, 2026 | $0.207 |
| December 12, 2025 | $0.205 |
| November 21, 2025 | $0.205 |
| October 21, 2025 | $0.205 |
| September 25, 2025 | $0.195 |
| August 21, 2025 | $0.195 |
| July 22, 2025 | $0.195 |
| June 26, 2025 | $0.188 |
| May 21, 2025 | $0.188 |
| April 22, 2025 | $0.188 |
| March 27, 2025 | $0.207 |
| February 21, 2025 | $0.207 |
| January 22, 2025 | $0.207 |
| December 13, 2024 | $0.204 |
| November 21, 2024 | $0.204 |
| October 22, 2024 | $0.204 |
| September 26, 2024 | $0.203 |
| August 21, 2024 | $0.203 |
| July 23, 2024 | $0.203 |
| June 27, 2024 | $0.204 |
| May 21, 2024 | $0.204 |
| April 23, 2024 | $0.204 |
| March 21, 2024 | $0.198 |
| February 21, 2024 | $0.198 |
| January 23, 2024 | $0.198 |
| December 22, 2023 | $0.188 |
| November 21, 2023 | $0.188 |
| October 24, 2023 | $0.188 |
| September 22, 2023 | $0.198 |
| August 22, 2023 | $0.198 |
| July 21, 2023 | $0.198 |
| June 27, 2023 | $0.194 |
| May 23, 2023 | $0.194 |
| April 21, 2023 | $0.194 |
| March 24, 2023 | $0.179 |
| February 22, 2023 | $0.179 |
| January 24, 2023 | $0.179 |
| December 23, 2022 | $0.179 |
| November 22, 2022 | $0.179 |
| October 21, 2022 | $0.179 |
| September 23, 2022 | $0.200 |
| August 23, 2022 | $0.200 |
| July 21, 2022 | $0.200 |
| June 24, 2022 | $0.210 |
| May 24, 2022 | $0.210 |
| April 21, 2022 | $0.0550 |
| March 25, 2022 | $0.0550 |
| February 18, 2022 | $0.0550 |
| January 21, 2022 | $0.0550 |
| December 23, 2021 | $0.0550 |
| November 23, 2021 | $0.0550 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 151 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
FTQI dividend history questions
How many dividends has FTQI paid?
DivTrkr has 151 recorded FTQI dividend payments between February 21, 2014 and October 21, 2026, totalling $16.15 per share across 13 calendar years.
Has FTQI ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The FTQI per-payment rate fell in 2016, the steepest being -11.7%.
How fast is the FTQI dividend growing?
The FTQI payment rate compounded at +29.5% a year over the last five complete years.
How often does FTQI pay a dividend?
FTQI has most often paid monthly — 12 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current FTQI dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track FTQI free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.