Data as of .
FEPI vs FGSI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FEPI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and FGSI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | FGSI |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 2.45% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 2.15% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 2.04% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 1.90% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in FGSI |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | Newmont Corporation 2.70% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% |
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | DexCom, Inc. 2.28% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5.17% | Target Corporation 2.22% |
| APPLOVIN CORPORATION 5.16% | 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | FGSI | FEPI | FGSI | FEPI | FGSI | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +2.4% | 6.0% | 2.1% | +5.4 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +10.0% | 12.8% | 4.4% | −7.1 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +5.3% | 23.4% | 8.1% | −6.1 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +11.9% | 66.8% | 9.8% | −28.5 pts | −14.3 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | −3.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +5.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 449 days |
| Net assets | $713m | $2m |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
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, FEPI or FGSI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.1%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or FGSI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +15.7% and FGSI returned +5.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or FGSI?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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