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GPIQ vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $6.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF, and $380m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
10.9%
GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+13.0%
GPIQ total return, 1 year
+7.4%
IQQQ total return, 1 year
GPIQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of QQQ
GPIQ
+13.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

10.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
IQQQ
+7.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

IQQQ

+7.4%

6.8% cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +13.0%. IQQQ over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +0.5%, total +7.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +13.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points; GPIQ is 17.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIQ vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIQIQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.0%+7.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 1.7%rose 0.5%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%0.55%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$6.4bn$376m
Holdings
Holdings in common80%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score69.8GPIQ64.4IQQQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 135 weekly returns · each against QQQ
GPIQ IQQQ
Return
Total return edge GPIQ +53.1% +42.9%
Annualized edge GPIQ +17.8% +14.8%
Price return edge GPIQ +16.6% +12.0%
Risk
Volatility edge GPIQ (slight) 17.3% 18.0%
Max drawdown edge Tie −19.5% −19.4%
Downside capture 89.0% 96.9%
Beta 0.85 0.88
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge GPIQ 0.79 0.62
Sortino edge GPIQ 1.17 0.89
Treynor 0.160 0.127
Calmar edge GPIQ 0.91 0.76
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.6% a year −2.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.54 −1.03
Information ratio −0.47 −0.96
Tracking error 3.5% 4.3%
Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, GPIQ returned more: +53.1% to +42.9%. GPIQ swung slightly less: 17.3% to 18.0%. GPIQ and IQQQ fell about the same at their worst: −19.5% and −19.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GPIQ vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIQIQQQQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+53.1%+42.9%GPIQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+17.8%+14.8%GPIQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+16.6%+12.0%GPIQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility17.3%18.0%GPIQ (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.6%12.5%GPIQ (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.5%−19.4%TieDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture77.1%84.6%100.0%IQQQ (slight)Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture89.0%96.9%100.0%GPIQ (slight)Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.850.881.00GPIQ lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.961.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.790.62GPIQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.170.89GPIQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1600.1270.153GPIQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.910.76GPIQAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQQQQQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.6% a year−2.3% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.54−1.03Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−1.6% to +2.8%−6.7% to +2.1%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.47−0.96GPIQReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.5%4.3%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 135 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

80%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and IQQQ hold 80% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

80% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIQ IQQQ
NVIDIA CORP 7.47% 7.26%
APPLE INC 6.59% 6.32%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% 4.06%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.95% 5.12%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% 3.80%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.10% 2.88%
ALPHABET INC 3.54% 2.69%
TESLA INC 3.17% 2.50%
ALPHABET INC 2.56% 2.49%
BROADCOM INC 2.68% 2.39%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.77% 2.30%
WALMART INC 2.12% 1.92%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GPIQ
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.28%
Only in IQQQ
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 1.03%
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Side by side

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
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 6.1%
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.9% 6.8%
Price change, 1 year +1.7% +0.5%
Total return, 1 year +13.0% +7.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −4.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 93%
Age 3.0 years 2.6 years
Net assets, GPIQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and IQQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 $6.4bn $380m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: GPIQ vs IQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGPIQIQQQGPIQIQQQGPIQIQQQ
3 months−2.6%−4.4%2.6%1.5%+0.8 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+0.5%−2.6%5.3%3.4%+0.9 pts−2.3 pts
1 year+13.0%+7.4%10.9%6.8%+0.7 pts−4.9 pts
3 years+80.0%–38.3%–−11.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIQ Oct 2023 · IQQQ Mar 2024+91.4%+44.2%40.7%25.6%−13.4 pts−13.8 pts

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About each fund
GPIQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.

IQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.1%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIQ or IQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.8%, 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 +13.0% and IQQQ +7.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIQ or IQQQ?
GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and IQQQ charges 0.55%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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