Is FTHI a good investment?

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) is a options-income ETF. This page answers with measurements rather than opinions: ETF Copilot's own 0–10 scores, what the fund holds and how concentrated it is, each computed from the fund's published holdings and updated daily.

Updated August 25, 2026

ETF Copilot scores First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) 4.9 out of 10

As of August 25, 2026, ETF Copilot scores First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) 4.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.9 / 10
Growth: 4.3 / 10
Valuation: 0.5 / 10
Risk: 9.2 / 10
Quality: 8.0 / 10
Return: 3.4 / 10

What stands out in FTHI's data

Generates income through options strategies on U.S. large-cap equities.

A U.S. large-cap equity exposure with income generation via options, offering a yield boost without broad market risk.

FTHI is 35% Tech

What's inside FTHI: Size (Large 86%, Mid 11%, Small 3%); Geography (International 15%, US 85%); Tech 35.3%; Magnificent 7 24.7%; AI 16.7%; Semiconductors 11.2%; Memory 7.6%.

FTHI's ten largest holdings are 33% of the fund

Less concentrated than 86% of Options Income (Covered Call / EPI) ETFs.

Half of FTHI's weight sits in its 21 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 51 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF (FTHI) scores and holdings analysis”, as of August 25, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/fthi