Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
GPIQ vs MSFO
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and MSFO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GPIQ | Only in MSFO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.48% | TREASURY BILL 32.44% |
| APPLE INC 6.59% | TREASURY BILL 31.42% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% | TREASURY BILL 14.95% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% | TREASURY BILL 12.47% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11% | TREASURY BILL 8.72% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.96% | |
| ALPHABET INC 3.54% | |
| TESLA INC 3.17% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIQ | MSFO | GPIQ | MSFO | GPIQ | MSFO | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +16.0% | 2.6% | 11.2% | +0.3 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +17.1% | +18.9% | 5.8% | 20.6% | −3.1 pts | −3.8 pts |
| 1 year | +24.2% | +0.3% | 11.3% | 27.9% | −1.4 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +51.3% | n/a | 78.8% | n/a | −2.1 pts |
| Since launch | +97.4% | +55.5% | 38.2% | 81.0% | −15.2 pts | −2.8 pts |
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | MSFO YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Microsoft (MSFT) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 10.5% | 41.2% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.03% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.3% | 27.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.8% | −30.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.2% | +0.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | −0.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.4 pts | +1.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 95% |
| Age | 1044 days | 1106 days |
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.
MSFO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, MSFO paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 41.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 95% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIQ or MSFO?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.3% of its starting price in cash and MSFO paid 27.9%, so MSFO paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIQ or MSFO?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +24.2% and MSFO returned +0.3% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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