Which is cheaper, FGSI or QQDH?

FGSI charges 0.85% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FGSI and QQDH both write options for income.

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Net assets: $2.0m on Oct 30, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

FGSI on its own →QQDH on its own →

At a glance

8.2%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+5.4%

FGSI total return, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

FGSI · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 About even with FTGS

FGSI

+5.4%

FTGS

+5.0%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price −3.0%, total +5.4%, FTGS +5.0%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

FTGS

+5.0%

FGSI

+5.4%

8.2% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price −3.0%, total +5.4%, FTGS +5.0%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

FTGS

+5.0%

FGSI

+5.4%

8.2% as cash

about even with FTGS

8.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.2%, price −3.0%, total +5.4%, FTGS +5.0%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FGSI costs 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	QQDH
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	QQDH
Total return, 1 year	+5.4%	not published
Price change	fell 3.0% (1 year)	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	QQDH
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	not published
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	QQDH
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.95%
Net assets	$2.0m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	QQDH
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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 QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call

Issuer First Trust Tuttle

Strategy option income 0DTE covered call

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 3.9%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.2% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −3.0% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +5.4% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +5.0% not published

Ahead or behind +0.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published

Age 1.3 years 7 days

Net assets $2.0m not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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 QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	QQDH	FGSI	QQDH	FGSI	QQDH
3 months	−2.0%	–	2.1%	–	+0.2 pts	–
6 months	+4.2%	–	4.3%	–	+0.1 pts	–
1 year	+5.4%	–	8.2%	–	+0.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · QQDH Oct 2026	+11.0%	−2.6%	11.3%	0.3%	−0.4 pts	not measured

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About each fund

FGSI

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, FGSI paid 8.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +5.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, 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.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FGSI or QQDH?: FGSI charges 0.85% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FGSI on its own →QQDH on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →QQDH dividend history →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 ↗

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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