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DRKY vs GPIQ: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and GPIQ both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
11.0%GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+21.4%GPIQ total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
GPIQAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%GPIQ+21.4%11.0% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%GPIQ+21.4%about even with QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and GPIQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and GPIQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYGPIQ
Amazon.com Inc4.42%4.20%
Alphabet Inc4.45%3.54%
Tesla Inc2.07%3.17%
Sandisk Corp3.51%1.48%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC4.52%0.90%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in GPIQ
Natera Inc 25.22%NVIDIA CORP 7.48%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%APPLE INC 6.59%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62%
YPF SA 4.78%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11%
Insmed Inc 4.62%MICROSOFT CORP 3.96%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%INTEL CORP 3.01%
CDW Corp/DE 3.92%META PLATFORMS INC 2.78%
Fox Corp 3.89%BROADCOM INC 2.69%

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

DRKY and GPIQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYGPIQDRKYGPIQDRKYGPIQ
3 months+11.8%−1.7%3.8%2.5%+9.6 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+25.1%+20.5%8.1%5.9%+7.1 pts−3.7 pts
1 yearnot published+21.4%not published11.0%not published−0.4 pts
Since launch+24.1%+98.3%14.1%38.2%+9.7 pts−15.0 pts
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DRKY and GPIQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerVistaSharesGoldman Sachs
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%10.5%
Expense ratio0.95%0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)11.0%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+9.3%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+21.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+21.8%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−0.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days1058 days
Net assets$19m$5.8bn

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

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 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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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against GPIQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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