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

Over the year GOOW paid 42.3% of its price in cash against GOOP’s 16.9%, and returned more with it reinvested. Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Google (GOOGL) ETF and Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF.

16.9%
GOOP cash paid, 1 year
42.3%
GOOW cash paid, 1 year
+28.1%
GOOP total return, 1 year
+44.5%
GOOW total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. GOOP over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price +11.2%, total +28.1%, GOOGL +41.9%, −13.8 pts.

GOOW · 1 year to Sep 30, 20262.6 pts ahead of GOOGL
GOOW
+44.5%
GOOGL
+41.9%

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOW

+44.5%

42.3% of it arrived as cash

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

GOOGL

+41.9%

GOOW

+44.5%

42.3% as cash

2.6 pts ahead of GOOGL

42.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +44.5%. GOOW over 1 year: paid 42.3%, price −0.2%, total +44.5%, GOOGL +41.9%, +2.6 pts.

ETFIQ Return Stability Score · GOOW scores higherWas the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
7.2, the lowest in this set97.2, the highest

A percentile among the 70 income ETFs writing on a single company. 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, GOOP and GOOW hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

half

37% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GOOP GOOW
TREASURY BILL 36.70% 64.46%
Only in GOOP
TREASURY BILL 33.17%
TREASURY BILL 30.13%
Only in GOOW
Alphabet Inc 35.54%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGOOPGOOWGOOPGOOWGOOPGOOW
3 months−9.9%−6.5%3.3%7.1%−5.2 pts−1.8 pts
6 months+10.1%+16.3%8.2%18.8%−5.7 pts+0.4 pts
1 year+28.1%+44.5%16.9%42.3%−13.8 pts+2.6 pts
Since launch
GOOP Nov 2023 · GOOW Jul 2025
+110.4%+89.6%51.9%62.0%−56.3 pts+10.0 pts

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

On the same fields

GOOP
Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Google (GOOGL) ETF · Synthetic covered call on GOOGL, paying monthly
GOOW
Roundhill GOOGL WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GOOGL, paying weekly
Issuer Kurv Roundhill
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark Alphabet (GOOGL) Alphabet (GOOGL)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 41.7%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 16.9% 42.3%
Price change, 1 year +11.2% −0.2%
Total return, 1 year +28.1% +44.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +41.9% +41.9%
Ahead or behind −13.8 pts +2.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 81% not published
Age 1059 days 433 days
Net assets $27m $80m

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

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).

GOOW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOW paid 42.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +44.5%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +41.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GOOP or GOOW?
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, GOOP paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and GOOW paid 42.3%, so GOOW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, GOOP or GOOW?
With every distribution reinvested, GOOP returned +28.1% and GOOW +44.5% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GOOP or GOOW?
GOOP charges 0.99% a year and GOOW charges 1.00%, so GOOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
GOOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GOOP 19a-1 distribution notice ↗Kurv page for GOOP ↗GOOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GOOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Roundhill page for GOOW ↗

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

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