---
ticker: "FTKI"
name: "First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FTKI"
grade: "B"
score: 64
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Russell 2000 Option Income"
category_rank: "4 of 9"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FTKI: First Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF

Grade **B**, Score 64 of 100. Rank 4 of 9 in Russell 2000 Option Income.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 40 | 6 of 9 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 7 |
| Risk | 80 | 2 of 9 |
| Tradability | 42 | 6 of 9 |
| Holdings | 69 | 2 of 6 |
| Durability | 45 | 6 of 9 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 199 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | US Dollar | 5.42% |
| 2 | CRDO | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 2.26% |
| 3 | PATH | UiPath, Inc. (Class A) | 2.08% |
| 4 | ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (Class A) | 1.97% |
| 5 | ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | 1.93% |
| 6 | CART | Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) | 1.75% |
| 7 | EHC | Encompass Health Corporation | 1.73% |
| 8 | STNG | Scorpio Tankers Inc. | 1.72% |
| 9 | EQX | Equinox Gold Corp. | 1.60% |
| 10 | SSRM | SSR Mining Inc. | 1.59% |
| 11 | APPN | Appian Corporation | 1.56% |
| 12 | FCFS | FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 1.50% |
| 13 | RNR | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 1.45% |
| 14 | LPG | Dorian LPG Ltd. | 1.41% |
| 15 | TXRH | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 1.32% |
| 16 | TNK | Teekay Tankers Ltd. (Class A) | 1.32% |
| 17 | AIT | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 1.26% |
| 18 | MCRI | Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | 1.18% |
| 19 | SEZL | Sezzle Inc. | 1.16% |
| 20 | FHI | Federated Hermes, Inc. (Class B) | 1.10% |
| 21 | CVI | CVR Energy, Inc. | 1.09% |
| 22 | ZIM | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Limited | 1.08% |
| 23 | BOX | Box, Inc. (Class A) | 1.06% |
| 24 | RGA | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated | 1.05% |
| 25 | AMKR | Amkor Technology, Inc. | 1.02% |
| 26 | LRN | Stride, Inc. | 1.01% |
| 27 | FTDR | Frontdoor, Inc. | 0.91% |
| 28 | UMBF | UMB Financial Corporation | 0.86% |
| 29 | MUSA | Murphy USA Inc. | 0.82% |
| 30 | YOU | Clear Secure, Inc. (Class A) | 0.81% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/FTKI. Please cite the page URL.