Which paid more, DRKY or GPIQ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 10.9%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or GPIQ?

With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and GPIQ +13.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DRKY or GPIQ?

DRKY charges 0.95% a year and GPIQ charges 0.29%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DRKY vs GPIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against GPIQ’s 10.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and $6.4bn for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

15.2%

DRKY cash paid, 1 year

10.9%

GPIQ cash paid, 1 year

+15.7%

DRKY total return, 1 year

+13.0%

GPIQ total return, 1 year

DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY

+15.7%

SPY

+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GPIQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ

+13.0%

QQQ

+12.3%

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

10.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; GPIQ is far larger, $6.4bn against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs GPIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DRKY	GPIQ
Paid and earned
Measure	DRKY	GPIQ
Total return, 1 year	+15.7%	+13.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.5%	rose 1.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DRKY	GPIQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DRKY	GPIQ
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.29%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$6.4bn
Holdings
Measure	DRKY	GPIQ
Holdings in common	12%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score59DRKY69.8GPIQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

DRKY 59

GPIQ 69.8

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and GPIQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY GPIQ

Amazon.com Inc 4.79% 4.20%

Alphabet Inc 3.80% 3.54%

Tesla Inc 2.26% 3.17%

Sandisk Corp 2.09% 1.48%

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 3.03% 0.90%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DRKY

Natera Inc 27.89%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%

STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%

BBB Foods Inc 5.63%

CDW Corp 4.68%

Insmed Inc 4.38%

Fox Corp 4.35%

United Airlines Holdings Inc 4.11%

Only in GPIQ

NVIDIA CORP 7.47%

APPLE INC 6.59%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.10%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.95%

INTEL CORP 3.01%

META PLATFORMS INC 2.77%

BROADCOM INC 2.68%

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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares Goldman Sachs

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 10.5%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.29%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 10.9%

Price change, 1 year −0.5% +1.7%

Total return, 1 year +15.7% +13.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind +0.9 pts +0.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 1.1 years 3.0 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $6.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DRKY vs GPIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DRKY	GPIQ	DRKY	GPIQ	DRKY	GPIQ
3 months	+6.3%	−2.6%	4.0%	2.6%	+6.4 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	+6.2%	+0.5%	7.5%	5.3%	+1.1 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	+15.7%	+13.0%	15.2%	10.9%	+0.9 pts	+0.7 pts
3 years	–	+80.0%	–	38.3%	–	−11.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · GPIQ Oct 2023	+20.0%	+91.4%	16.8%	40.7%	+4.8 pts	−13.4 pts

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About each fund

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

GPIQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or GPIQ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 10.9%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or GPIQ?: With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and GPIQ +13.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or GPIQ?: DRKY charges 0.95% a year and GPIQ charges 0.29%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DRKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DRKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DRKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for DRKY ↗

GPIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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