Which is cheaper, FGSI or XVSP?

FGSI and XVSP both charge 0.85% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FGSI vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FGSI and XVSP 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 $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

2.7%

XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026

+9.0%

FGSI total return, 1 year

−2.2%

XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 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%

8.3% as 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.

XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX

XVSP

−2.2%

SPCX

−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.85% a year; XVSP is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FGSI vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FGSI	XVSP
Paid and earned
Measure	FGSI	XVSP
Total return, 1 year	+9.0%	not published
Price change	rose 0.2% (1 year)	fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FGSI	XVSP
Benchmark	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	FGSI	XVSP
Expense ratio	0.85%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.0m	$4.5m
Holdings
Measure	FGSI	XVSP
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FGSI XVSP

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 XVSP

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%

2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%

2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%

2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%

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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 XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 8.3% 16.6%

Expense ratio 0.85% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +9.0% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +8.8% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Ahead or behind +0.2 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%

Age 1.4 years 70 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.0m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FGSI	XVSP	FGSI	XVSP	FGSI	XVSP
3 months	−2.2%	–	2.0%	–	+0.6 pts	–
6 months	+6.3%	–	4.3%	–	+0.2 pts	–
1 year	+9.0%	–	8.3%	–	+0.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FGSI Jun 2025 · XVSP Aug 2026	+13.6%	−2.2%	11.3%	2.7%	−0.7 pts	+0.4 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for XVSP.

Alert

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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FGSI or XVSP?: FGSI and XVSP both charge 0.85% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FGSI on its own →XVSP on its own →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →XVSP dividend history →XVSP holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FGSI and XVSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FGSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FGSI and XVSP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FGSI ↗

XVSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for XVSP ↗

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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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