Which returned more over the last year, GPIX or VTI?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GPIX returned +19.5% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Are GPIX and VTI the same kind of fund?

No. GPIX is an option-income ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

GPIX vs VTI

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Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

GPIX and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Income desk	Core fund
Issuer	Goldman Sachs	Vanguard
What it is	covered call, vs SPY	US total market
Total return, 1 year	+19.5%	+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.4 pts	+0.0 pts
Cash paid, 1 year	8.9%	not an income fund
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	n/a	3531

GPIX in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 8.5%, paid monthly.

VTI in plain words

VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GPIX or VTI?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GPIX returned +19.5% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Are GPIX and VTI the same kind of fund?: No. GPIX is an option-income ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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