Data as of .
FGSI vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTQI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and FTQI hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 2.63% | 2.54% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.15% | 6.55% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.15% | 2.17% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.03% | 2.75% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 1.92% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.45% | 1.41% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.85% | 1.30% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 2.04% | 1.24% |
| US Dollar | 1.13% | 5.75% |
| CME Group Inc. | 2.21% | 0.97% |
| Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A) | 1.96% | 0.61% |
| Incyte Corporation | 2.09% | 0.60% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | Apple Inc. 8.76% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% |
| ResMed Inc. 2.21% | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.06% |
| Garmin Ltd. 2.15% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | FTQI | FGSI | FTQI | FGSI | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +4.0% | 2.1% | 2.9% | +0.2 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +18.3% | 4.4% | 6.3% | −8.0 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +21.5% | 8.1% | 12.0% | −11.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +141.7% | 9.8% | 78.8% | −14.3 pts | −675.0 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $975m |
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.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FGSI or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so FTQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FGSI or FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +5.3% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or FTQI?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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