Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GPIQ vs VTI: how they differ
Over the year GPIQ returned more, +21.9% against +17.2%, and VTI charges 0.03% against 0.29%.
Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and VTI hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIQ | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.48% | 6.37% |
| APPLE INC | 6.59% | 5.88% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.96% | 3.84% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.20% | 3.19% |
| ALPHABET INC | 3.54% | 2.90% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.69% | 2.48% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.57% | 2.29% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.62% | 1.80% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.78% | 1.71% |
| TESLA INC | 3.17% | 1.64% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 4.11% | 1.31% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 2.51% | 0.80% |
| Only in GPIQ | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| LINDE PLC 1.11% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.41% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.90% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.25% |
| ASML HOLDING NV 0.83% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.12% |
| ARM HOLDINGS PLC 0.67% | Johnson & Johnson 0.85% |
| SHOPIFY INC 0.52% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.79% |
| MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.44% | Visa Inc 0.77% |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.35% | Caterpillar Inc 0.68% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.28% | AbbVie Inc 0.62% |
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.
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Vanguard |
| What it is | covered call, vs QQQ | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.9% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.1% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | not filed | 3531 |
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.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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, GPIQ or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GPIQ returned +21.9% and VTI returned +17.2%, so GPIQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GPIQ or VTI?
- GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are GPIQ and VTI the same kind of fund?
- No. GPIQ 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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