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

GPIQ and OEI both write options for income.

Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF and Optimized Equity Income ETF.

11.0%GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
+21.4%GPIQ total return, 1 year
+14.4%OEI 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
OEI0.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%0.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and OEI hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GPIQ and OEI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGPIQOEI
NVIDIA CORP7.48%8.32%
APPLE INC6.59%4.28%
AMAZON.COM INC4.20%4.56%
MICROSOFT CORP3.96%5.99%
ALPHABET INC3.54%3.48%
BROADCOM INC2.69%3.04%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.62%2.57%
ALPHABET INC2.57%2.79%
META PLATFORMS INC2.78%2.18%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC4.11%1.56%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC2.05%1.54%
TESLA INC3.17%1.46%
Only in each
Only in GPIQOnly in OEI
KLA CORP 1.74%Johnson & Johnson 2.10%
SANDISK CORP 1.48%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.30%Eli Lilly & Co 1.80%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.11%JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65%
LINDE PLC 1.11%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.98%AbbVie Inc 1.57%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 0.95%Mastercard Inc 1.57%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.90%General Electric Co 1.41%

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 Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GPIQ and OEI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GPIQOEIGPIQOEIGPIQOEI
3 months−1.7%+4.8%2.5%2.3%+0.8 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+20.5%+12.5%5.9%4.9%−3.7 pts−5.6 pts
1 year+21.4%not published11.0%not published−0.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+98.3%+14.4%38.2%8.6%−15.0 pts−0.9 pts
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GPIQ and OEI 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
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGoldman SachsCore Alternative
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.5%9.2%
Expense ratio0.29%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0%8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+9.3%+5.2%
Total return, 1 year+21.4%+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+15.3%
Ahead or behind−0.4 pts−0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1058 days331 days
Net assets$5.8bn$46m

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.

OEI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GPIQ or OEI?
GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, 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 OEI, 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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