Data as of .
FTQI vs GPIQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against GPIQ’s 11.0% and the two finished level on total return.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and GPIQ hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | GPIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 6.59% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 7.48% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 4.20% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 4.11% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.75% | 2.78% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.68% | 3.17% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 5.62% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 3.54% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 2.05% | 2.57% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.18% | 2.05% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 2.69% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.41% | 3.96% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in GPIQ |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.75% | WALMART INC 2.12% |
| AbbVie Inc. 1.32% | SANDISK CORP 1.48% |
| CME Group Inc. 0.97% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 1.23% |
| eBay Inc. 0.85% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.11% |
| Caterpillar Inc. 0.82% | LINDE PLC 1.11% |
| Expedia Group, Inc. 0.79% | WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.98% |
| F5, Inc. 0.79% | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 0.95% |
| Illumina, Inc. 0.76% | ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.89% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | GPIQ | FTQI | GPIQ | FTQI | GPIQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −1.7% | 2.9% | 2.5% | +6.5 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +20.5% | 6.3% | 5.9% | −5.9 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +21.4% | 12.0% | 11.0% | −0.3 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +98.3% | 78.8% | 38.2% | −675.0 pts | −15.0 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, 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 | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 10.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +9.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +21.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −0.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 1058 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $5.8bn |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. 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 11.9%, 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%. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTQI or GPIQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 11.0%, so FTQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTQI or GPIQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and GPIQ returned +21.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or GPIQ?
- FTQI 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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