Which paid more, FGSI or TCAL?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% 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 +9.0% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF and $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

11.4%

TCAL cash paid, 1 year

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

+11.2%

TCAL total return, 1 year

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.

TCAL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL

+11.2%

Own

+14.6%

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% as cash

11.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TCAL costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; TCAL is far larger, $324m against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	TCAL
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	TCAL
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	+11.2%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	fell 1.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	TCAL
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	its own stocks
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	TCAL
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.0m	$324m
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	TCAL
Holdings in common	11%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FGSI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score63.2FGSI54.8TCAL

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

FGSI 63.2

TCAL 54.8

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

11%

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and TCAL hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI TCAL

Mastercard Incorporated 2.10% 1.51%

Stryker Corporation 2.10% 1.51%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16% 1.22%

Arista Networks, Inc. 1.91% 1.13%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.73% 1.02%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16% 0.97%

Broadcom Inc. 2.02% 0.96%

Netflix, Inc. 1.79% 0.96%

DexCom, Inc. 1.92% 0.74%

Workday, Inc. (Class A) 2.07% 0.62%

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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%

Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.15%

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 2.12%

Only in TCAL

DANAHER CORP 2.02%

WATERS CORP 1.99%

VERALTO CORP 1.89%

WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.82%

YUM BRANDS INC 1.73%

MCDONALD S CORP 1.71%

VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.71%

LINDE PLC 1.65%

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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 TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust T. Rowe Price

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 13.0%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 11.4%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −1.2%

Total return, 1 year +9.0% +11.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% +14.6%

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts −3.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published

Age 1.4 years 1.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.0m $324m

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 TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	TCAL	FGSI	TCAL	FGSI	TCAL
3 months	−2.2%	+5.3%	2.0%	2.6%	+0.6 pts	−1.8 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+12.3%	4.3%	6.3%	+0.2 pts	−0.9 pts
1 year	+9.0%	+11.2%	8.3%	11.4%	+0.2 pts	−3.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · TCAL Mar 2025	+13.6%	+12.0%	11.3%	16.9%	−0.7 pts	not measured

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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.

TCAL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FGSI or TCAL?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% 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 +9.0% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →FGSI on its own →TCAL on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →TCAL dividend history →TCAL 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 ↗

TCAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TCAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

T. Rowe Price website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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