GOIB vs GOOP: which paid, and which earned it?

GOIB and GOOP both write options for income. Direxion GOOGL Defined Income Boost ETF and Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Google (GOOGL) ETF.

3.2%
GOIB cash paid, since launch
16.9%
GOOP cash paid, 1 year
−0.3%
GOIB total return, since launch
+28.1%
GOOP total return, 1 year
GOIB · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.6 pts behind GOOGL
GOIB
−0.3%
GOOGL
+2.3%

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

GOIB since launch: paid 3.2%, price −3.6%, total −0.3%, GOOGL +2.3%, −2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+2.3%

GOIB

−0.3%

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

GOIB since launch: paid 3.2%, price −3.6%, total −0.3%, GOOGL +2.3%, −2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+2.3%

GOIB

−0.3%

2.6 pts behind GOOGL

3.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GOIB since launch: paid 3.2%, price −3.6%, total −0.3%, GOOGL +2.3%, −2.6 pts.

GOOP · 1 year to Sep 30, 202613.8 pts behind GOOGL
GOOP
+28.1%
GOOGL
+41.9%

13.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOP over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price +11.2%, total +28.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −13.8 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOP

+28.1%

16.9% of it arrived as cash

13.8 pts behind GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

13.8 pts behind GOOGL

GOOP over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price +11.2%, total +28.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −13.8 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOP

+28.1%

13.8 pts behind GOOGL

16.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +41.9%. GOOP over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price +11.2%, total +28.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −13.8 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGOIBGOOPGOIBGOOPGOIBGOOP
3 monthsnot published−9.9%not published3.3%not published−5.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+10.1%not published8.2%not published−5.7 pts
1 yearnot published+28.1%not published16.9%not published−13.8 pts
Since launch
GOIB Jul 2026 · GOOP Nov 2023
−0.3%+110.4%3.2%51.9%−2.6 pts−56.3 pts

GOIB and GOOP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

GOIB
Direxion GOOGL Defined Income Boost ETF · Option income on GOOGL, paying monthly
GOOP
Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Google (GOOGL) ETF · Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying monthly
Issuer Direxion Kurv
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (GOOGL)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.0% 15.2%
Expense ratio 0.97% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.2% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) 16.9%
Price change, 1 year −3.6% +11.2%
Total return, 1 year −0.3% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026) +28.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.3% +41.9%
Ahead or behind −2.6 pts −13.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 81%
Age 63 days 1059 days
Net assets $2m $27m

GOIB and GOOP on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GOIB in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 29, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, GOIB paid 3.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +2.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.

GOOP in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOP paid 16.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +28.1%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Aug 20, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GOIB or GOOP?
GOIB charges 0.97% a year and GOOP charges 0.99%, so GOIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, GOIB against GOOP, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/goib-vs-goop

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.