Data as of .
FGSI vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XDTE scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FGSI | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% | |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | |
| Target Corporation 2.22% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | XDTE | FGSI | XDTE | FGSI | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +2.5% | 2.1% | 5.1% | +0.2 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | +14.9% | 4.4% | 10.6% | −8.0 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +15.6% | 8.1% | 26.5% | −11.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +45.9% | 9.8% | 59.5% | −14.3 pts | −6.9 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $336m |
FGSI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FGSI or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, FGSI returned +5.3% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FGSI or XDTE?
- FGSI charges 0.85% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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