Data as of .
DRKY vs FGSI: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and FGSI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and FGSI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | FGSI |
|---|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 4.52% | 2.15% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 1.98% | 1.85% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in FGSI |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | Newmont Corporation 2.70% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Microsoft Corporation 2.45% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.45% | DexCom, Inc. 2.28% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | FGSI | DRKY | FGSI | DRKY | FGSI | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +2.4% | 3.8% | 2.1% | +9.6 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +10.0% | 8.1% | 4.4% | +7.1 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +5.3% | not published | 8.1% | not published | −11.3 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +11.9% | 14.1% | 9.8% | +9.7 pts | −14.3 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −3.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +5.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 449 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $2m |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
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 is cheaper, DRKY or FGSI?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so FGSI 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, DRKY against FGSI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-fgsi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.