Data as of .
APRH vs GPIQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIQ paid 11.0% of its price in cash against APRH’s 5.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APRH and GPIQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APRH | Only in GPIQ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 94.03% | NVIDIA CORP 7.48% |
| TREASURY BILL 2.00% | APPLE INC 6.59% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.99% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.98% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11% | |
| 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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRH | GPIQ | APRH | GPIQ | APRH | GPIQ | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | −1.7% | 2.1% | 2.5% | −0.9 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +5.1% | +20.5% | 3.7% | 5.9% | −12.9 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +21.4% | 5.9% | 11.0% | −10.1 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 3 years | +22.5% | not published | 19.7% | not published | −55.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.3% | +98.3% | 22.2% | 38.2% | −65.3 pts | −15.0 pts |
| APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | defined income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.3% | 10.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.9% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | +9.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +21.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.1 pts | −0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 1058 days |
| Net assets | $25m | $5.8bn |
APRH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.
GPIQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APRH or GPIQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 11.0%, so GPIQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, APRH or GPIQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.5% and GPIQ returned +21.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRH or GPIQ?
- APRH charges 0.79% a year and GPIQ charges 0.29%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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