Data as of .
FEPI vs GPIX: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against GPIX’s 8.8% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIX scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and GPIX hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | GPIX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 7.33% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.14% | 6.47% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 4.37% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 3.90% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 5.21% | 3.39% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 2.80% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 2.02% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 1.89% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 1.67% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 9.98% | 1.48% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 5.24% | 1.02% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 5.16% | 0.43% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in GPIX |
|---|---|
| United States of America 2.42% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.48% | |
| ALPHABET INC 1.46% | |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36% | |
| VISA INC 0.99% | |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.96% | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.95% | |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 0.90% |
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 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | GPIX | FEPI | GPIX | FEPI | GPIX | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +3.4% | 6.1% | 2.1% | +5.0 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +14.6% | 12.1% | 4.6% | −6.1 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | +17.1% | +17.5% | 23.4% | 8.8% | −5.8 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Since launch | +67.5% | +80.5% | 66.4% | 30.5% | −28.2 pts | −11.2 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.2% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.5% | +7.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +17.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.8 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1066 days | 1051 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.
GPIX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or GPIX?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and GPIX paid 8.8%, so FEPI 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 GPIX?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.1% and GPIX returned +17.5% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or GPIX?
- FEPI charges 0.65% 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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