Data as of .
FGSI vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OMAH 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 OMAH hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | OMAH |
|---|---|---|
| Chubb Limited | 1.89% | 4.49% |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 1.85% | 4.13% |
| Moody's Corporation | 1.80% | 4.42% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in OMAH |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | Apple Inc 10.59% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | American Express Co 6.57% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.94% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | VeriSign Inc 4.90% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | Kroger Co/The 4.79% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | Chevron Corp 4.75% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | DAVITA INC 4.75% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | OMAH | FGSI | OMAH | FGSI | OMAH | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +1.7% | 2.1% | 3.7% | +0.2 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +8.8% | 4.4% | 7.7% | −8.0 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +8.8% | 8.1% | 14.4% | −11.3 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +14.6% | 9.8% | 21.4% | −14.3 pts | +12.4 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | −6.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +8.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +3.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 562 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $1.1bn |
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.
OMAH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FGSI or OMAH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.4%, so OMAH 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 OMAH?
- With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +5.3% and OMAH returned +8.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OMAH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or OMAH?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, 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 OMAH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-omah Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.