Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GPIQ vs KYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against GPIQ’s 10.9%, though GPIQ returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $6.4bn for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF and $47m for Kurv High Income ETF.
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% 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.Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KYLD
−5.0%
25.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GPIQ costs 0.79 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.0 points; GPIQ is far larger, $6.4bn against $47m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GPIQ | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | −5.0% |
| Price change | rose 1.7% (1 year) | fell 21.4% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 0.7 pts | ahead by 7.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 1.08% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $6.4bn | $47m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 11% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and KYLD hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
11% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GPIQ | KYLD | GPIQ | KYLD | GPIQ | KYLD |
| 3 months | −2.6% | −13.3% | 2.6% | 6.2% | +0.8 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +0.5% | −10.9% | 5.3% | 11.9% | +0.9 pts | +7.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | −5.0% | 10.9% | 25.2% | +0.7 pts | not measured |
| 3 years | +80.0% | – | 38.3% | – | −11.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GPIQ Oct 2023 · KYLD Oct 2025 | +91.4% | −10.9% | 40.7% | 23.6% | −13.4 pts | not measured |
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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.
No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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