Data as of .
FGSI vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FGSI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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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, FGSI and JOYT hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 2.98% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.15% | 1.37% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 1.65% | 0.97% |
| Trane Technologies plc | 1.79% | 0.88% |
| CME Group Inc. | 2.21% | 0.63% |
| Intuit Inc. | 2.04% | 0.42% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 2.04% | 0.31% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 2.32% | 0.24% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 1.68% | 0.24% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.64% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | Apple, Inc. 6.51% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | Microsoft Corp. 5.68% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.78% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
| ResMed Inc. 2.21% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | JOYT | FGSI | JOYT | FGSI | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +3.8% | 2.1% | 0.2% | +0.2 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +11.9% | 4.4% | 0.4% | −8.0 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +15.9% | 8.1% | 0.7% | −11.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +19.6% | 9.8% | 0.7% | −14.3 pts | −1.1 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $108m |
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.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FGSI or JOYT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.7%, 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, FGSI or JOYT?
- With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +5.3% and JOYT returned +15.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or JOYT?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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