Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
GPIQ vs QYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and QYLD hold 63% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIQ | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.48% | 8.56% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.96% | 5.34% |
| ALPHABET INC | 3.54% | 3.95% |
| TESLA INC | 3.17% | 3.36% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.62% | 2.83% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.78% | 3.18% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.69% | 3.49% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.57% | 3.66% |
| INTEL CORP | 3.01% | 2.30% |
| WALMART INC | 2.12% | 3.14% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.97% | 2.19% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 2.05% | 1.76% |
| Only in GPIQ | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| APPLE INC 6.59% | APPLE INC. 7.03% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.02% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2.81% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 2.51% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.52% |
| LINDE PLC 1.11% | LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.13% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.90% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 0.96% |
| ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.89% | AMGEN INC. 0.91% |
| ASML HOLDING NV 0.83% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMIT 0.71% |
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 | QYLD | GPIQ | QYLD | GPIQ | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +6.3% | 2.6% | 3.1% | +0.3 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +17.1% | +11.7% | 5.8% | 6.2% | −3.1 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 1 year | +24.2% | +23.5% | 11.3% | 12.7% | −1.4 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +51.5% | n/a | 36.7% | n/a | −42.0 pts |
| Since launch | +97.4% | +195.3% | 38.2% | 116.0% | −15.2 pts | −644.5 pts |
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 10.5% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.3% | 12.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.8% | +9.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.2% | +23.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.4 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1044 days | 4649 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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.3% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.7%, so QYLD 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 QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +24.2% and QYLD returned +23.5% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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