Data as of .
GPIQ vs ISPY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIQ paid 11.1% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, GPIQ and ISPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GPIQ | Only in ISPY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.48% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% |
| APPLE INC 6.59% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% | Apple, Inc. 6.31% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% | Microsoft Corp. 4.60% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.96% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% |
| ALPHABET INC 3.54% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% |
| TESLA INC 3.17% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% |
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 | ISPY | GPIQ | ISPY | GPIQ | ISPY | |
| 3 months | −0.4% | +1.8% | 2.6% | 1.5% | +0.4 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +12.8% | 5.8% | 3.5% | −3.4 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 1 year | +21.9% | +14.4% | 11.1% | 5.7% | −1.1 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Since launch | +96.4% | +53.4% | 38.2% | 25.8% | −15.0 pts | −14.8 pts |
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.6% | 5.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.1% | 5.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.8% | +8.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.9% | +14.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.1 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1051 days | 996 days |
GPIQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIQ or ISPY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.1% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 5.7%, 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 ISPY?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +21.9% and ISPY returned +14.4% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIQ or ISPY?
- GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and ISPY charges 0.56%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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