Which paid more, FGSI or TSPY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?

With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +9.0% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FGSI or TSPY?

FGSI charges 0.85% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% 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 $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

14.0%

TSPY cash paid, 1 year

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

+13.3%

TSPY 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.

TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY

+13.3%

VOO

+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TSPY costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	TSPY
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	TSPY
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	+13.3%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	fell 1.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	TSPY
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	TSPY
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.68%
Net assets, FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.0m	$311m
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	TSPY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score63.2FGSI53.6TSPY

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

TSPY 53.6

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

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI TSPY

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 TSPY

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%

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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 TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust TappAlpha

Strategy option income option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 14.3%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 14.0%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −1.6%

Total return, 1 year +9.0% +13.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts −1.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%

Age 1.4 years 2.2 years

Net assets, FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.0m $311m

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 TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	TSPY	FGSI	TSPY	FGSI	TSPY
3 months	−2.2%	+0.7%	2.0%	3.5%	+0.6 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	+6.3%	+5.2%	4.3%	7.0%	+0.2 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	+9.0%	+13.3%	8.3%	14.0%	+0.2 pts	−1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · TSPY Aug 2024	+13.6%	+38.7%	11.3%	31.2%	−0.7 pts	−3.7 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.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FGSI or TSPY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?: With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +9.0% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FGSI or TSPY?: FGSI charges 0.85% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →FGSI on its own →TSPY on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →TSPY dividend history →TSPY 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 ↗

TSPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TSPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TSPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

TappAlpha 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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