Data as of .
FEPI vs GOOY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GOOY paid 44.8% of its price in cash against FEPI’s 23.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GOOY scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 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, FEPI and GOOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FEPI | Only in GOOY |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | TREASURY BILL 23.75% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | TREASURY BILL 22.86% |
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | TREASURY BILL 21.83% |
| BROADCOM INC. 8.05% | TREASURY BILL 20.83% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% | TREASURY BILL 10.73% |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | GOOY | FEPI | GOOY | FEPI | GOOY | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | −5.0% | 6.1% | 7.3% | +5.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +9.0% | 12.1% | 20.8% | −6.1 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | +32.7% | 23.4% | 44.8% | −5.8 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +79.5% | not published | 81.3% | not published | −73.0 pts |
| Since launch | +67.5% | +80.5% | 66.4% | 82.1% | −28.2 pts | −77.2 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | GOOY YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | Alphabet (GOOGL) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.2% | 23.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.14% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 44.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.5% | −15.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +32.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +41.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.8 pts | −8.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 85% |
| Age | 1066 days | 1141 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.
GOOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GOOY paid 44.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.7%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.5 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 85% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or GOOY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and GOOY paid 44.8%, so GOOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or GOOY?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.1% and GOOY returned +32.7% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GOOY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or GOOY?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and GOOY charges 1.14%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FEPI against GOOY, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fepi-vs-gooy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.