Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FGSI vs ODTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FGSI and ODTE both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF and $2.1m for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.
About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FTGS
+8.8%
FGSI
+9.0%
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 +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FTGS
+8.8%
FGSI
+9.0%
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 +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% cash
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ODTE costs 0.17 points a year less; ODTE is 1.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FGSI | ODTE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.0% | not published |
| Price change | rose 0.2% (1 year) | fell 7.1% (3 months) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.0m | $2.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Apr 10, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 29 weekly returnsFrom Apr 2026 to Oct 2026, FGSI returned more: +6.6% to −0.4%. FGSI fell less at its worst: −5.2% to −8.3%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | FGSI | ODTE | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +6.6% | −0.4% | FGSI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +1.5% | −8.0% | FGSI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −5.2% | −8.3% | FGSI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 29 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 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 | ODTE | FGSI | ODTE | FGSI | ODTE |
| 3 months | −2.2% | −3.8% | 2.0% | 3.5% | +0.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +6.3% | −5.4% | 4.3% | 6.7% | +0.2 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +9.0% | – | 8.3% | – | +0.2 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · ODTE Apr 2026 | +13.6% | +4.5% | 11.3% | 8.3% | −0.7 pts | not measured |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for ODTE; the two funds' holdings are dated 126 days apart.
FGSI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 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.
ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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