Data as of .
DDDD vs GPIX: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and GPIX both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and GPIX hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | GPIX |
|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Inc/The | 3.68% | 0.68% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 4.01% | 0.60% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 3.84% | 0.60% |
| Chevron Corp | 4.25% | 0.55% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.30% | 0.54% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 4.93% | 0.50% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 3.32% | 0.47% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.73% | 0.32% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.53% | 0.32% |
| Amgen Inc | 4.38% | 0.30% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.50% | 0.29% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 3.96% | 0.28% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in GPIX |
|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.65% | NVIDIA CORP 7.33% |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 0.47% | APPLE INC 6.47% |
| East West Bancorp Inc 0.44% | ALPHABET INC 4.37% |
| HF Sinclair Corp 0.44% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% |
| Fidelity National Financial Inc 0.27% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% |
| Watsco Inc 0.27% | BROADCOM INC 2.80% |
| American Financial Group Inc/OH 0.24% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 0.23% | TESLA INC 1.89% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | GPIX | DDDD | GPIX | DDDD | GPIX | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | +2.6% | 1.6% | 2.1% | +2.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +16.6% | 1.7% | 4.7% | −7.6 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.0% | not published | 8.8% | not published | +0.4 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +80.7% | 1.6% | 30.5% | −6.5 pts | −10.8 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | +7.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +17.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 1058 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $5.8bn |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
GPIX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DDDD or GPIX?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and GPIX charges 0.29%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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