DIVO vs FTHI: Which Covered Call ETF Is Better?

DIVO and FTHI are both covered call ETFs tracking the same benchmark, but with different approaches. DIVO offers a 6.49% yield, while FTHI provides a 8.97% yield. Compare their scores, yields, and performance metrics to find the best fit for your portfolio.

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DIVO

Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF

S&P 500Inception: Dec 14, 2016

7.09

Overall Score

FTHI

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF

S&P 500Inception: Jan 6, 2014

5.78

Overall Score

CriteriaDIVOFTHI
Overall Score
7.09
5.78
Total Return (25%)
7.26
3.80
Downside Protection (25%)
4.97
5.38
Upside Participation (25%)
7.87
6.54
Consistency (15%)
9.62
9.93
Expense Ratio (5%)
5.62
1.88
Liquidity (5%)
6.76
5.27
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Key Metrics

MetricDIVOFTHI
Expense Ratio0.560%0.750%
Inception DateDec 14, 2016Jan 6, 2014
IssuerAmplifyFirst Trust
Distribution FrequencyMonthlyMonthly
Maturity Rating5/5 stars5/5 stars

Verdicts

DIVO

A dividend-growth portfolio that cut its worst drawdown to -18.5% (SPY -23.9%) while paying 6.5%, lower than most S&P 500 income peers.

Investor Profile:

DIVO is an actively managed fund sub-advised by Capital Wealth Planning. It holds a concentrated portfolio of large-cap companies with a record of dividend and earnings growth, 31 positions as of October 2026. Covered calls are written tactically on individual stocks, and the share of the portfolio covered is not disclosed. It pays monthly.

FTHI

A 9.0% yield with a 69% overwrite, but the worst drawdown (-23.6%) was nearly identical to SPY's (-23.9%).

Investor Profile:

FTHI holds about 192 U.S.-listed equities of all sizes and writes covered calls on the S&P 500 Index. The overwrite averages 69% of NAV, with calls about 0.6% out of the money and 26 days to expiry on average. First Trust Advisors manages it and the fund pays monthly.

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