Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GPIX vs QQQ: how they differ
Over the year QQQ returned more, +23.0% against +17.5%, and QQQ charges 0.18% against 0.29%.
Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and QQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GPIX | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | NVIDIA Corp 8.52% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | Apple Inc 7.72% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | Microsoft Corp 5.89% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | Micron Technology Inc 4.90% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | Amazon.com Inc 4.36% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.65% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | Alphabet Inc 3.12% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.07% |
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 Sep 10, 2026.
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Invesco |
| What it is | covered call, vs SPY | Nasdaq-100 |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.18% |
| Holdings | not filed | 105 |
GPIX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
QQQ in plain words
QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.0%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GPIX or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GPIX returned +17.5% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or QQQ?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are GPIX and QQQ the same kind of fund?
- No. GPIX is an option-income ETF and QQQ 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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