Data as of .
FDND vs FGSI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FGSI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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, FDND and FGSI hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDND | FGSI |
|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 4.62% | 2.32% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5.90% | 2.04% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 10.12% | 2.03% |
| US Dollar | 0.85% | 1.13% |
| Only in FDND | Only in FGSI |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. 9.98% | Newmont Corporation 2.70% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 5.82% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% | Microsoft Corporation 2.45% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% | DexCom, Inc. 2.28% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. 4.28% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% |
| Oracle Corporation 4.08% | Target Corporation 2.22% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% | CME Group Inc. 2.21% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | FGSI | FDND | FGSI | FDND | FGSI | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +2.4% | 2.0% | 2.1% | +8.5 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +10.0% | 4.3% | 4.4% | +4.8 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +5.3% | 7.1% | 8.1% | −14.1 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +11.9% | 20.4% | 9.8% | −0.5 pts | −14.3 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | −3.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +5.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 449 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $2m |
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, 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 paid more, FDND or FGSI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% 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, FDND or FGSI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and FGSI returned +5.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FGSI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or FGSI?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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