Which paid more, FEPI or FGSI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.3%, 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 +2.9% and FGSI +9.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FEPI vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.3%, though FGSI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $679m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS

FGSI

+9.0%

FTGS

+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% as cash

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	FGSI
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	FGSI
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+9.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 19.3%	rose 0.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	FGSI
Benchmark	not published	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	FGSI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$679m	$2.0m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	FGSI
Holdings in common	9%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and FGSI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI FGSI

BROADCOM INC. 6.95% 2.02%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68% 1.93%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4.22% 1.88%

NETFLIX, INC. 4.21% 1.79%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25% 1.73%

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Only in FEPI

ALPHABET INC. 7.00%

APPLE INC. 6.90%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23%

ORACLE CORPORATION 4.23%

TESLA, INC. 4.22%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.21%

Only in FGSI

Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.28%

Eli Lilly and Company 2.25%

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%

Blackstone Inc. 2.21%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16%

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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly

Issuer REX First Trust

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark none First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 8.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 8.3%

Price change, 1 year −19.3% +0.2%

Total return, 1 year +2.9% +9.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +8.8%

Ahead or behind not available +0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 53%

Age 3.1 years 1.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $679m $2.0m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: FEPI vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	FGSI	FEPI	FGSI	FEPI	FGSI
3 months	−1.5%	−2.2%	6.4%	2.0%	not measured	+0.6 pts
6 months	−2.4%	+6.3%	11.2%	4.3%	not measured	+0.2 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+9.0%	22.1%	8.3%	not measured	+0.2 pts
3 years	+55.6%	–	69.1%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · FGSI Jun 2025	+56.7%	+13.6%	69.6%	11.3%	not measured	−0.7 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or FGSI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.3%, 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 +2.9% and FGSI +9.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FEPI on its own →FGSI on its own →FEPI dividend history →FEPI holdings →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

FGSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FGSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FGSI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FGSI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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