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FGSI vs XVSP: which paid, and which earned it?

FGSI and XVSP both write options for income.

FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

8.1%FGSI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+5.3%FGSI total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP total return, 1 year
FGSI11.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%FGSI+5.3%8.1% of it arrived as cash11.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%FGSI+5.3%11.3 pts behind SPY
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in FGSIOnly in XVSP
Newmont Corporation 2.70%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
Microsoft Corporation 2.45%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
DexCom, Inc. 2.28%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
Target Corporation 2.22%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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

FGSI and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FGSIXVSPFGSIXVSPFGSIXVSP
3 months+2.4%not published2.1%not published+0.2 ptsnot published
6 months+10.0%not published4.4%not published−8.0 ptsnot published
1 year+5.3%not published8.1%not published−11.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+11.9%+9.2%9.8%0.0%−14.3 pts+9.6 pts
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FGSI and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FGSI
FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerFirst TrustFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized8.6%not published
Expense ratio0.85%not published
Cash paid, 1 year8.1%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.2%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+5.3%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−11.3 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age449 days23 days
Net assets$2m$2m

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.

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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FGSI against XVSP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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