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GPIQ vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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GPIQ and NLSI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $6.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF, and $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF.

At a glance
10.9%
GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
5.0%
NLSI cash paid, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+13.0%
GPIQ total return, 1 year
+17.7%
NLSI total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
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% 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.
NLSI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI
+17.7%
SPY
+12.7%

5 pts ahead of SPY

NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

NLSI

+17.7%

5.0% as cash

5 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5 pts ahead of SPY

NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.7%

NLSI

+17.7%

5 pts ahead of SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.7%. NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.7%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 2.60 points a year less; GPIQ is far larger, $6.6bn against $5.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIQ vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIQNLSI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.0%not published
Price changerose 1.7% (1 year)rose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 0.7 ptsahead by 5.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%2.89%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$6.6bn$5.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common10%

Method

Risk and return

Dec 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 45 weekly returns
GPIQ NLSI
Return
Total return edge NLSI +11.9% +20.7%
Price return edge NLSI +2.6% +15.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge GPIQ −7.9% −13.3%
Reading

From Dec 2025 to Oct 2026, NLSI returned more: +20.7% to +11.9%. GPIQ fell less at its worst: −7.9% to −13.3%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GPIQ vs NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIQNLSIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+11.9%+20.7%NLSIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+2.6%+15.0%NLSIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.9%−13.3%GPIQDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 45 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and NLSI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIQ NLSI
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% 12.00%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.98% 2.46%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.90% 4.06%
APPLOVIN CORP 0.74% 2.75%
T-MOBILE US INC 0.44% 4.14%
INTUIT INC 0.44% 4.45%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.35% 3.23%
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC 0.25% 4.22%
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC 0.09% 4.29%
TERADYNE INC 0.32% -1.31%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 2.51% -1.44%
ALPHABET INC 3.54% -1.47%
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Only in GPIQ
NVIDIA CORP 7.47%
APPLE INC 6.59%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.10%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.95%
TESLA INC 3.17%
INTEL CORP 3.01%
BROADCOM INC 2.68%
ALPHABET INC 2.56%
Only in NLSI
Marathon Petroleum Corp 5.94%
Valero Energy Corp 5.14%
Chevron Corp 4.51%
Walt Disney Co 4.42%
Phillips 66 4.39%
Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.30%
American International Group Inc 4.28%
KKR & Co Inc 4.25%
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Side by side

GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 5.6%
Expense ratio 0.29% 2.89%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.9% 5.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Price change, 1 year +1.7% +12.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +13.0% +17.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.7% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Ahead or behind +0.7 pts +5.0 pts (since launch, Dec 10, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.0 years 329 days
Net assets, GPIQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and NLSI as of Oct 28, 2026 $6.4bn $5.3m

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 NLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGPIQNLSIGPIQNLSIGPIQNLSI
3 months−2.6%+6.7%2.6%1.4%+0.8 pts+6.9 pts
6 months+0.5%+21.4%5.3%3.0%+0.9 pts+16.4 pts
1 year+13.0%–10.9%–+0.7 pts–
3 years+80.0%–38.3%–−11.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIQ Oct 2023 · NLSI Dec 2025+91.4%+17.7%40.7%5.0%−13.4 pts+4.9 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.

NLSI

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 10, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NLSI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GPIQ or NLSI?
GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and NLSI charges 2.89%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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