Data as of .
FGSI vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
FGSI and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and QVOL hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 2.53% | 4.30% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.45% | 5.05% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.15% | 8.53% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.03% | 3.14% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 3.42% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 2.04% | 1.90% |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 2.06% | 1.66% |
| Applovin Corp. (Class A) | 1.42% | 1.43% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 1.68% | 1.13% |
| Intuit Inc. | 2.04% | 0.92% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.15% | 0.87% |
| Monster Beverage Corporation | 1.80% | 0.42% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | Alphabet Inc 4.70% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | Micron Technology Inc 4.53% |
| CME Group Inc. 2.21% | Intel Corp 3.01% |
| ResMed Inc. 2.21% | Oracle Corp 2.53% |
| Garmin Ltd. 2.15% | Apple Inc 2.33% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | QVOL | FGSI | QVOL | FGSI | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | −3.7% | 2.1% | 3.0% | +0.2 pts | −1.2 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% | +4.3% | 9.8% | 4.2% | −14.3 pts | +2.1 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $8m |
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.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or QVOL?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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