Data as of .
GPIQ vs IQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIQ paid 11.0% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and IQQQ hold 83% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIQ | IQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.48% | 7.54% |
| APPLE INC | 6.59% | 6.74% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.62% | 4.44% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.20% | 4.27% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.96% | 4.92% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 4.11% | 3.41% |
| ALPHABET INC | 3.54% | 3.25% |
| TESLA INC | 3.17% | 3.20% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.78% | 2.74% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.69% | 3.11% |
| INTEL CORP | 3.01% | 2.33% |
| WALMART INC | 2.12% | 2.30% |
| Only in GPIQ | Only in IQQQ |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 2.57% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% |
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INC 0.38% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% |
| ASTERA LABS INC 0.37% | American Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.28% |
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 0.35% | Baker Hughes Co. 0.26% |
| TERADYNE INC 0.32% | Fastenal Co. 0.21% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.28% | Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 0.12% |
| ROCKET LAB CORP 0.27% | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 0.11% |
| FASTENAL COMPANY 0.25% | Verisk Analytics, Inc. 0.10% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIQ | IQQQ | GPIQ | IQQQ | GPIQ | IQQQ | |
| 3 months | −1.7% | −3.1% | 2.5% | 1.8% | +0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +20.5% | +19.1% | 5.9% | 4.2% | −3.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +21.4% | +17.7% | 11.0% | 6.5% | −0.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +98.3% | +51.5% | 38.2% | 24.4% | −15.0 pts | −13.0 pts |
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.5% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.0% | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.3% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% | +17.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 912 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $405m |
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.
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIQ or IQQQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.0% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.5%, 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, GPIQ or IQQQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +21.4% and IQQQ returned +17.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIQ or IQQQ?
- GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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