Data as of .
APRH vs FGSI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FGSI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against APRH’s 5.9%, though APRH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: APRH scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APRH and FGSI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APRH | Only in FGSI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 94.03% | Newmont Corporation 2.70% |
| TREASURY BILL 2.00% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.99% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.98% | Microsoft Corporation 2.45% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | |
| Target Corporation 2.22% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRH | FGSI | APRH | FGSI | APRH | FGSI | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +2.4% | 2.1% | 2.1% | −0.9 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.1% | +10.0% | 3.7% | 4.4% | −12.9 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% | −10.1 pts | −11.3 pts |
| 3 years | +22.5% | not published | 19.7% | not published | −55.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.3% | +11.9% | 22.2% | 9.8% | −65.3 pts | −14.3 pts |
| APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | First Trust |
| Strategy | defined income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.3% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −3.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +5.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.1 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 449 days |
| Net assets | $25m | $2m |
APRH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.
FGSI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APRH or FGSI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.1%, so FGSI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, APRH or FGSI?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.5% and FGSI returned +5.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so APRH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRH or FGSI?
- APRH charges 0.79% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, APRH against FGSI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprh-vs-fgsi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.