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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FGSI and QVOL both write options for income.

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Net assets: $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

6.4%

QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

−7.8%

QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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.

QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL

−7.8%

ONEQ

−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QVOL costs 0.03 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	QVOL
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	QVOL
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	not published
Price change	rose 0.2% (1 year)	fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	QVOL
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ
Against its benchmark, same days		behind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	QVOL
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.82%
Net assets, FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026	$2.0m	$49m
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	QVOL
Holdings in common	15%

Method

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and QVOL hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI QVOL

Broadcom Inc. 2.02% 6.42%

Uber Technologies, Inc. 1.89% 2.19%

Netflix, Inc. 1.79% 2.11%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.73% 3.33%

Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.51% 2.56%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 1.88% 1.38%

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 1.90% 0.82%

Applovin Corp. (Class A) 1.83% 0.74%

Fortinet, Inc. 1.51% 0.57%

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 2.02% 0.53%

Intuit Inc. 2.11% 0.47%

NVIDIA Corporation 1.93% 0.36%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16%

Only in QVOL

Alphabet Inc 6.17%

Oracle Corp 4.93%

Apple Inc 4.21%

Micron Technology Inc 4.19%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.03%

Amazon.com Inc 3.90%

Intel Corp 2.38%

Microsoft Corp 2.31%

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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 QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Infrastructure Capital

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 15.3%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.82%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +9.0% −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published

Age 1.4 years 176 days

Net assets, FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 $2.0m $49m

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 QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	QVOL	FGSI	QVOL	FGSI	QVOL
3 months	−2.2%	−12.2%	2.0%	3.2%	+0.6 pts	−10.0 pts
6 months	+6.3%	–	4.3%	–	+0.2 pts	–
1 year	+9.0%	–	8.3%	–	+0.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · QVOL May 2026	+13.6%	−7.8%	11.3%	6.4%	−0.7 pts	−7.0 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.

QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, 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 to next

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

QVOL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QVOL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Infrastructure Capital page for QVOL ↗

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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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