Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
GPIX vs XYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and XYLD hold 67% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 7.85% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.90% | 4.90% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.37% | 3.63% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 3.20% |
| TESLA INC | 1.89% | 1.74% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 2.17% |
| ALPHABET INC | 1.46% | 2.89% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.36% | 1.37% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.48% | 1.20% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 0.96% | 1.04% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2.02% | 0.94% |
| VISA INC | 0.99% | 0.90% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| APPLE INC 6.47% | APPLE INC. 6.45% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.19% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.41% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.48% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.94% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 0.90% | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0.57% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.55% | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.51% |
| RTX CORP 0.47% | THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 0.45% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.41% | RTX CORPORATION 0.38% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | XYLD | GPIX | XYLD | GPIX | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | +5.7% | 2.2% | 2.6% | +0.2 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +13.8% | +9.5% | 4.5% | 5.5% | −1.3 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | +19.5% | +18.6% | 8.9% | 11.1% | −0.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +43.7% | n/a | 33.0% | n/a | −33.1 pts |
| Since launch | +81.7% | +191.1% | 30.5% | 112.9% | −11.4 pts | −137.7 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 8.5% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 11.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.8% | +6.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.5% | +18.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +22.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 1044 days | 4820 days |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XYLD paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +22.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% 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, GPIX or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, so XYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIX or XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +19.5% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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