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GPIQ vs NLSI: which paid, and which earned it?

GPIQ and NLSI both write options for income.

Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF and NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF.

11.0%GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
4.0%NLSI cash paid, 1 year
+21.4%GPIQ total return, 1 year
+19.3%NLSI total return, 1 year
GPIQAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%GPIQ+21.4%11.0% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%GPIQ+21.4%about even with QQQ
NLSI7.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%4.0% as cash7.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%7.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and NLSI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GPIQ and NLSI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGPIQNLSI
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.62%14.23%
NVIDIA CORP7.48%3.17%
INTUIT INC0.44%2.85%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV0.35%3.02%
AUTODESK INC0.35%2.40%
DEXCOM INC0.17%2.98%
ADOBE INC0.14%3.37%
Only in each
Only in GPIQOnly in NLSI
APPLE INC 6.59%F5 Inc 3.90%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.20%Progressive Corp/The 3.80%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11%Jack Henry & Associates Inc 3.32%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.96%Universal Health Services Inc 3.23%
ALPHABET INC 3.54%Insulet Corp 3.19%
TESLA INC 3.17%Veeva Systems Inc 3.19%
INTEL CORP 3.01%PTC Inc 3.18%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.78%Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.13%

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.

Performance, window by window

GPIQ and NLSI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GPIQNLSIGPIQNLSIGPIQNLSI
3 months−1.7%+15.6%2.5%1.4%+0.8 pts+13.3 pts
6 months+20.5%+24.6%5.9%2.8%−3.7 pts+6.6 pts
1 year+21.4%not published11.0%not published−0.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+98.3%+19.3%38.2%4.0%−15.0 pts+7.3 pts
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GPIQ and NLSI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerGoldman SachsNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.5%5.1%
Expense ratio0.29%2.89%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0%4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+9.3%+14.6%
Total return, 1 year+21.4%+19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+12.0%
Ahead or behind−0.4 pts+7.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age1058 days282 days
Net assets$5.8bn$5m

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.

NLSI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than 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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Where these figures came from

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GPIQ against NLSI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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