Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
FGSI vs INK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.50 points a year less; INK is 2.7 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FGSI | INK |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.9% | not published |
| Price change | fell 0.8% (1 year) | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $2.0m | $5.3m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −0.8%, total +7.9%, FTGS +7.6%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
FTGS
+7.6%
FGSI
+7.9%
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 −0.8%, total +7.9%, FTGS +7.6%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
FTGS
+7.6%
FGSI
+7.9%
8.3% as cash
about even with FTGS
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price −0.8%, total +7.9%, FTGS +7.6%, +0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FGSI | INK | FGSI | INK | FGSI | INK |
| 3 months | −3.9% | – | 2.0% | – | +0.9 pts | – |
| 6 months | +5.5% | – | 4.3% | – | +0.5 pts | – |
| 1 year | +7.9% | – | 8.3% | – | +0.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · INK Nov 2026 | +12.7% | −1.2% | 11.3% | 0.0% | −0.6 pts | not measured |
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FGSI
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +7.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 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.
INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
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