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FEPI vs GPIX
REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.2% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.5% | +9.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +19.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.8 pts | −0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1059 days | 1044 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 25.1%, paid weekly.
GPIX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or GPIX?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting price in cash and GPIX paid 8.9%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or GPIX?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.8% and GPIX returned +19.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
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