Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
GPIQ vs QQQI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and QQQI hold 95% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIQ | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.48% | 7.66% |
| APPLE INC | 6.59% | 6.63% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.62% | 5.61% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 4.11% | 4.12% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.20% | 4.05% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.96% | 4.38% |
| ALPHABET INC | 3.54% | 3.32% |
| TESLA INC | 3.17% | 3.35% |
| INTEL CORP | 3.01% | 2.99% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.69% | 2.82% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.78% | 2.65% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.57% | 3.07% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIQ | QQQI | GPIQ | QQQI | GPIQ | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +2.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | +0.3 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +17.1% | +13.4% | 5.8% | 7.4% | −3.1 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | +24.2% | +18.7% | 11.3% | 14.4% | −1.4 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Since launch | +97.4% | +58.8% | 38.2% | 38.6% | −15.2 pts | −12.6 pts |
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 10.5% | 14.3% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.3% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.8% | +3.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.2% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.4 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 1044 days | 948 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.
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QQQI paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 14.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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 QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.3% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 14.4%, so QQQI 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 QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +24.2% and QQQI returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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