Data as of .
FTHI vs GPIQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIQ paid 11.0% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 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, FTHI and GPIQ hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | GPIQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.90% | 7.48% |
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 6.59% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.94% | 3.96% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.53% | 4.20% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.41% | 3.54% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 2.69% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 1.74% | 2.57% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.74% | 1.97% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 2.78% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.26% | 2.05% |
| Linde Plc | 1.11% | 1.11% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.10% | 5.62% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in GPIQ |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.90% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.37% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.30% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 1.23% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.22% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.11% |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.11% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.98% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 1.09% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.90% |
| AbbVie Inc. 1.04% | ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.89% |
| Eli Lilly and Company 0.95% | QUALCOMM INC 0.87% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | GPIQ | FTHI | GPIQ | FTHI | GPIQ | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | −1.7% | 2.2% | 2.5% | −0.6 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +20.5% | 4.6% | 5.9% | −8.2 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +21.4% | 8.9% | 11.0% | −6.9 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 3 years | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +98.3% | 82.6% | 38.2% | −257.8 pts | −15.0 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | +9.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +21.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 1058 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $5.8bn |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, 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 paid more, FTHI or GPIQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 11.0%, so GPIQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTHI or GPIQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +9.7% and GPIQ returned +21.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or GPIQ?
- FTHI charges 0.75% 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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