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FGSI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
8.3%
FGSI cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+9.0%
FGSI total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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% 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.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% cash

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FGSI costs 0.03 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFGSITMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.0%not published
Price changerose 0.2% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFirst Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGSnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.85%0.88%
Net assets$2.0mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

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 TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.85% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.2% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +9.0% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% not published
Ahead or behind +0.2 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%
Age 1.4 years 112 days
Net assets $2.0m not read by ETFIQ

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 TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFGSITMGNFGSITMGNFGSITMGN
3 months−2.2%+3.6%2.0%5.3%+0.6 ptsnot measured
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 · TMGN Jul 2026+13.6%+5.2%11.3%5.4%−0.7 ptsnot 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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FGSI or TMGN?
FGSI charges 0.85% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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