FGSI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
FGSI and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $2m on Oct 20, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.11 points a year less; VAIE is far larger, $67m against $2m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| FGSI | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $2m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.2% | not published |
| Benchmark | First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | fell 2.4% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price −2.4%, total +6.2%, FTGS +6.2%, 0.0 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
FTGS
+6.2%
FGSI
+6.2%
8.1% of it arrived as cash
about even with FTGS
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with FTGS
FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price −2.4%, total +6.2%, FTGS +6.2%, 0.0 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
FTGS
+6.2%
FGSI
+6.2%
8.1% as cash
about even with FTGS
8.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price −2.4%, total +6.2%, FTGS +6.2%, 0.0 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% cash
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | FGSI | VAIE | FGSI | VAIE | FGSI | VAIE |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +2.5% | 1.4% | 4.1% | +0.1 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +4.7% | – | 3.5% | – | −0.3 pts | – |
| 1 year | +6.2% | – | 8.1% | – | 0.0 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · VAIE May 2026 | +13.3% | +3.3% | 10.6% | 6.8% | −0.9 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About FGSI
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +6.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.
How this is computed
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown
ETFIQ, FGSI against VAIE, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-vaie
ETFIQ. (Oct 20, 2026). FGSI against VAIE. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-vaie
[FGSI against VAIE (ETFIQ, Oct 20, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-vaie)
Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.