Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GPIX vs SCHD: how they differ
Over the year SCHD returned more, +27.6% against +17.5%, and SCHD charges 0.06% against 0.29%.
Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and SCHD hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | SCHD |
|---|---|---|
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 0.68% | 3.37% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 0.60% | 3.55% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.60% | 5.10% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 0.55% | 3.84% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 0.54% | 3.96% |
| MERCK & COMPANY INC | 0.50% | 3.87% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 0.47% | 5.92% |
| QUALCOMM INC | 0.32% | 6.75% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.32% | 2.97% |
| AMGEN INC | 0.30% | 3.48% |
| PEPSICO INC | 0.29% | 3.45% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.28% | 3.66% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | Accenture PLC 2.90% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 0.45% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | East West Bancorp Inc 0.42% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | Watsco Inc 0.32% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | Fidelity National Financial Inc 0.30% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | HF Sinclair Corp 0.28% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 0.24% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | American Financial Group Inc/OH 0.23% |
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.
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 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 SPY | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.06% |
| Holdings | not filed | 99 |
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.
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, GPIX or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GPIX returned +17.5% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or SCHD?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are GPIX and SCHD the same kind of fund?
- No. GPIX 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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