Which paid more, FGSI or OMAH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.7%, 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 +9.0% and OMAH +13.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF and $1.1bn for VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

14.7%

OMAH cash paid, 1 year

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

+13.5%

OMAH total return, 1 year

FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS

FGSI

+9.0%

FTGS

+8.8%

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% 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.

OMAH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH

+13.5%

SPY

+14.8%

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

14.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FGSI costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; OMAH is far larger, $1.1bn against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	OMAH
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	OMAH
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	+13.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	fell 2.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	OMAH
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	OMAH
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.98%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.0m	$1.1bn
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	OMAH
Holdings in common	4%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FGSI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score63.2FGSI53OMAH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

FGSI 63.2

OMAH 53

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and OMAH hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI OMAH

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20% 4.38%

Moody's Corporation 2.06% 4.72%

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Only in FGSI

Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.28%

Eli Lilly and Company 2.25%

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%

Blackstone Inc. 2.21%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16%

Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.15%

Only in OMAH

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.99%

Apple Inc 10.43%

American Express Co 6.64%

Kroger Co 5.21%

Coca-Cola Co 5.08%

Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.97%

VeriSign Inc 4.86%

DAVITA INC 4.71%

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Side by side

FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust VistaShares

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 15.0%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 14.7%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −2.4%

Total return, 1 year +9.0% +13.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts −1.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%

Age 1.4 years 1.7 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.0m $1.1bn

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

Window by window: FGSI vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	OMAH	FGSI	OMAH	FGSI	OMAH
3 months	−2.2%	+2.5%	2.0%	3.7%	+0.6 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+6.2%	4.3%	7.4%	+0.2 pts	+1.2 pts
1 year	+9.0%	+13.5%	8.3%	14.7%	+0.2 pts	−1.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · OMAH Mar 2025	+13.6%	+19.2%	11.3%	23.7%	−0.7 pts	−14.9 pts

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About each fund

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.

OMAH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FGSI or OMAH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.7%, 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 +9.0% and OMAH +13.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next

First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →S&P 500 (SPY) →FGSI on its own →OMAH on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →OMAH dividend history →OMAH holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FGSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FGSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FGSI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FGSI ↗

OMAH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OMAH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OMAH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for OMAH ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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