Data as of .
FGSI vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
FGSI and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and ROCQ hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.15% | 2.77% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 2.93% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 2.04% | 1.52% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 2.53% | 0.55% |
| Intuit Inc. | 2.04% | 0.46% |
| Trane Technologies plc | 1.79% | 0.21% |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1.90% | 0.21% |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 1.67% | 0.10% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 2.32% | 0.06% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | Apple, Inc. 7.12% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | Microsoft Corp. 5.03% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% |
| CME Group Inc. 2.21% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52% |
| ResMed Inc. 2.21% | Lam Research Corp. 4.21% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | ROCQ | FGSI | ROCQ | FGSI | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3.0% | +0.2 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +20.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% | −8.0 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | not published | 8.1% | not published | −11.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +18.0% | 9.8% | 5.8% | −14.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $629m |
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.
ROCQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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