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AMZY vs GPIQ
YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF and Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Amazon (AMZN) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 29.8% | 10.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 34.9% | 11.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.9% | +11.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +24.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.7% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 62% | not published |
| Age | 1137 days | 1044 days |
AMZY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +9.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 29.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 62% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
GPIQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 10.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AMZY or GPIQ?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 11.3%, so AMZY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or GPIQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +6.5% and GPIQ returned +24.2% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
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