Data as of .
FGSI vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.1%, though FGSI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FGSI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and TCAL hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 2.32% | 1.12% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.03% | 1.01% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 0.95% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 2.04% | 0.95% |
| DexCom, Inc. | 2.28% | 0.74% |
| CME Group Inc. | 2.21% | 0.60% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | VERALTO CORP 1.87% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% |
| ResMed Inc. 2.21% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% |
| Garmin Ltd. 2.15% | LINDE PLC 1.63% |
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 | TCAL | FGSI | TCAL | FGSI | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +4.2% | 2.1% | 3.5% | +0.2 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +5.3% | 4.4% | 6.3% | −8.0 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +3.0% | 8.1% | 11.4% | −11.3 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +3.9% | 9.8% | 15.2% | −14.3 pts | −32.7 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $276m |
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.
TCAL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FGSI or TCAL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, so TCAL 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 TCAL?
- With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +5.3% and TCAL returned +3.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FGSI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or TCAL?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FGSI against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.