Data as of .
FGSI vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
FGSI and ODTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FGSI | Only in ODTE |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | |
| 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | ODTE | FGSI | ODTE | FGSI | ODTE | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | −4.8% | 2.1% | 3.4% | +0.2 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | not published | 4.4% | not published | −8.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.3% | not published | 8.1% | not published | −11.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +6.2% | 9.8% | 6.7% | −14.3 pts | −10.5 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VegaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| 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% | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 169 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $3m |
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.
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or ODTE?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so ODTE 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 ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.