Data as of .
FGSI vs LOCT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FGSI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against LOCT’s 5.2% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: LOCT 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 LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FGSI | Only in LOCT |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | TREASURY BILL 98.30% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | TREASURY BILL 0.43% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | TREASURY BILL 0.43% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | TREASURY BILL 0.42% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | TREASURY BILL 0.42% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | |
| Target Corporation 2.22% |
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 | LOCT | FGSI | LOCT | FGSI | LOCT | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +1.0% | 2.1% | 1.3% | +0.2 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +3.9% | 4.4% | 2.6% | −8.0 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +5.4% | 8.1% | 5.2% | −11.3 pts | −11.2 pts |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +18.5% | 9.8% | 16.5% | −14.3 pts | −66.4 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 5.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +5.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −11.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 1082 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $11m |
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.
LOCT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FGSI or LOCT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and LOCT paid 5.2%, 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 LOCT?
- With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +5.3% and LOCT returned +5.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so LOCT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or LOCT?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and LOCT charges 0.79%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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