Data as of .
FDND vs GPIX: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIX scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDND and GPIX hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDND | GPIX |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 5.82% | 4.37% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 9.98% | 3.39% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 10.12% | 1.67% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 4.65% | 1.46% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8.66% | 0.73% |
| Oracle Corporation | 4.08% | 0.43% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 4.62% | 0.30% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. | 4.28% | 0.26% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5.90% | 0.18% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) | 2.62% | 0.17% |
| eBay Inc. | 1.51% | 0.16% |
| DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) | 2.46% | 0.13% |
| Only in FDND | Only in GPIX |
|---|---|
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% | NVIDIA CORP 7.33% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.53% | APPLE INC 6.47% |
| Roblox Corporation (Class A) 1.08% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% |
| CoreWeave, Inc. (Class A) 1.06% | BROADCOM INC 2.80% |
| Atlassian Corporation (Class A) 1.04% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% |
| Okta, Inc. 1.03% | TESLA INC 1.89% |
| US Dollar 0.85% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% |
| Copart, Inc. 0.84% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.48% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | GPIX | FDND | GPIX | FDND | GPIX | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +2.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | +8.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +16.6% | 4.3% | 4.7% | +4.8 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | +17.0% | 7.1% | 8.8% | −14.1 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +80.7% | 20.4% | 30.5% | −0.5 pts | −10.8 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | +7.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +17.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 1058 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $5.8bn |
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.
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 paid more, FDND or GPIX?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting price in cash and GPIX paid 8.8%, so GPIX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FDND or GPIX?
- With every distribution reinvested, FDND returned −0.6% and GPIX returned +17.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FDND or GPIX?
- FDND charges 0.75% 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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