Data as of .
APRJ vs GPIQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIQ paid 11.0% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 5.7%, 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, APRJ and GPIQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APRJ | Only in GPIQ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 95.06% | NVIDIA CORP 7.48% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.66% | APPLE INC 6.59% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.65% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.64% | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRJ | GPIQ | APRJ | GPIQ | APRJ | GPIQ | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | −1.7% | 1.7% | 2.5% | −1.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +20.5% | 3.0% | 5.9% | −14.2 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 1 year | +6.0% | +21.4% | 5.7% | 11.0% | −10.5 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 3 years | +19.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +23.7% | +98.3% | 19.4% | 38.2% | −69.9 pts | −15.0 pts |
| APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 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 | 6.8% | 10.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +9.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | +21.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 1058 days |
| Net assets | $31m | $5.8bn |
APRJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, 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, APRJ or GPIQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% 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, APRJ or GPIQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.0% and GPIQ returned +21.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRJ or GPIQ?
- APRJ 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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