Data as of .
GPIQ vs PBP: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year PBP paid 11.8% of its price in cash against GPIQ’s 11.0%, though GPIQ returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and PBP hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIQ | PBP |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.48% | 8.18% |
| APPLE INC | 6.59% | 7.50% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.96% | 5.57% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.20% | 3.77% |
| ALPHABET INC | 3.54% | 3.11% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.69% | 2.57% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.57% | 2.47% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.78% | 2.22% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.62% | 1.74% |
| TESLA INC | 3.17% | 1.56% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 4.11% | 1.39% |
| INTEL CORP | 3.01% | 0.81% |
| Only in GPIQ | Only in PBP |
|---|---|
| ASML HOLDING NV 0.83% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.42% |
| ARM HOLDINGS PLC 0.67% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.42% |
| SHOPIFY INC 0.52% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.38% |
| MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.44% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03% |
| ASTERA LABS INC 0.37% | Johnson & Johnson 0.99% |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.28% | Visa Inc 0.93% |
| NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.28% | AbbVie Inc 0.71% |
| ROCKET LAB CORP 0.27% | Mastercard Inc 0.69% |
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 Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIQ | PBP | GPIQ | PBP | GPIQ | PBP | |
| 3 months | −1.7% | +5.0% | 2.5% | 2.8% | +0.8 pts | +2.7 pts |
| 6 months | +20.5% | +13.0% | 5.9% | 5.7% | −3.7 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | +21.4% | +18.5% | 11.0% | 11.8% | −0.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.1% | not published | 31.8% | not published | −32.3 pts |
| Since launch | +98.3% | +199.0% | 38.2% | 101.2% | −15.0 pts | −604.5 pts |
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Invesco |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.5% | 11.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.0% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.3% | +5.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 6101 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $386m |
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.
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIQ or PBP?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.0% of its starting price in cash and PBP paid 11.8%, so PBP 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 PBP?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +21.4% and PBP returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIQ or PBP?
- GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and PBP charges 0.29%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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