Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
FGSI vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF, and $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.
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% as 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.About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
about even with QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% as cash
about even with QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
TDAQ costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | FGSI | TDAQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.0% | +12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 0.2% | fell 5.7% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.0m | $248m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FGSI | TDAQ | FGSI | TDAQ | FGSI | TDAQ |
| 3 months | −2.2% | −2.9% | 2.0% | 4.3% | +0.6 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +6.3% | −0.5% | 4.3% | 8.4% | +0.2 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +9.0% | +12.0% | 8.3% | 16.8% | +0.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · TDAQ Sep 2025 | +13.6% | +21.6% | 11.3% | 19.6% | −0.7 pts | +0.6 pts |
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.
TDAQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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