Data as of .
FGSI vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
FGSI and KYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and KYLD hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 5.17% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 1.65% | 5.97% |
| Applovin Corp. (Class A) | 1.42% | 5.32% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in KYLD |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | TREASURY BILL 12.96% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | TREASURY BILL 11.01% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | Intel Corp 6.19% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | KYLD | FGSI | KYLD | FGSI | KYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | −6.3% | 2.1% | 5.6% | +0.2 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +24.4% | 4.4% | 14.1% | −8.0 pts | +6.4 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | not published | 8.1% | not published | −11.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +2.0% | 9.8% | 20.9% | −14.3 pts | −10.9 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Kurv |
| 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 | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 449 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $49m |
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.
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or KYLD?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FGSI against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.