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GOOY vs GPIX
YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF and Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| GOOY YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF | GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Alphabet (GOOGL) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 28.7% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.14% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 45.5% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −12.9% | +9.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +35.5% | +19.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +46.2% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.7 pts | −0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 2% | not published |
| Age | 1134 days | 1044 days |
GOOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +35.5%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +46.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 28.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 2% 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).
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, GOOY or GPIX?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting price in cash and GPIX paid 8.9%, so GOOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GOOY or GPIX?
- With every distribution reinvested, GOOY returned +35.5% and GPIX returned +19.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GOOY returned more.
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