Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GPIQ vs SCHD: how they differ
Over the year SCHD returned more, +27.6% against +21.9%, and SCHD charges 0.06% against 0.29%.
Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and SCHD hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIQ | SCHD |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 1.23% | 5.92% |
| QUALCOMM INC | 0.87% | 6.75% |
| PEPSICO INC | 0.83% | 3.45% |
| AMGEN INC | 0.82% | 3.48% |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC | 0.65% | 2.25% |
| COMCAST CORP | 0.51% | 2.25% |
| FASTENAL COMPANY | 0.25% | 1.28% |
| PAYCHEX INC | 0.10% | 0.79% |
| Only in GPIQ | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.48% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10% |
| APPLE INC 6.59% | Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% | Merck & Co Inc 3.87% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% | Chevron Corp 3.84% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.96% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% |
| ALPHABET INC 3.54% | ConocoPhillips 3.52% |
| TESLA INC 3.17% | Home Depot Inc/The 3.37% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Schwab |
| What it is | covered call, vs QQQ | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.9% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.1 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.1% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| Holdings | not filed | 99 |
GPIQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GPIQ or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GPIQ returned +21.9% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GPIQ or SCHD?
- GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are GPIQ and SCHD the same kind of fund?
- No. GPIQ is an option-income ETF and SCHD 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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