Which is cheaper, FGSI or TPRY?

FGSI charges 0.85% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FGSI and TPRY both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF and $3.3m for VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

TPRY cash paid, since launch, Feb 26, 2026

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

−7.2%

TPRY total return, since launch, Feb 26, 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%

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.

TPRY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY

−7.2%

SPY

+12.1%

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FGSI costs 0.10 points a year less; TPRY is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	TPRY
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	TPRY
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	not published
Price change	rose 0.2% (1 year)	fell 16.1% (since Feb 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	19% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	TPRY
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	TPRY
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.0m	$3.3m
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	TPRY
Holdings in common	7%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and TPRY hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI TPRY

NVIDIA Corporation 1.93% 4.34%

Uber Technologies, Inc. 1.89% 5.69%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.73% 5.56%

Broadcom Inc. 2.02% 1.49%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16%

Only in TPRY

Amazon.com Inc 14.29%

Micron Technology Inc 11.36%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%

Alphabet Inc 6.34%

Apple Inc 5.64%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.55%

Vistra Corp 4.31%

Boeing Co 4.22%

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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 TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust VistaShares

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 15.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 9.7% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −16.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +9.0% −7.2% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% +12.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts −19.3 pts (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 19%

Age 1.4 years 251 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.0m $3.3m

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 TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	TPRY	FGSI	TPRY	FGSI	TPRY
3 months	−2.2%	−9.7%	2.0%	3.6%	+0.6 pts	−9.5 pts
6 months	+6.3%	−14.1%	4.3%	6.9%	+0.2 pts	−19.1 pts
1 year	+9.0%	–	8.3%	–	+0.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · TPRY Feb 2026	+13.6%	−7.2%	11.3%	9.7%	−0.7 pts	−19.3 pts

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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.

TPRY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPRY paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 19.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FGSI or TPRY?: FGSI charges 0.85% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FGSI on its own →TPRY on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →TPRY dividend history →TPRY 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 ↗

TPRY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TPRY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TPRY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for TPRY ↗

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How this is computed

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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