Which paid more, GPIQ or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.8% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +11.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPIQ or QXQ?

GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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GPIQ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.3 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.69 pts

A year: GPIQ 0.29%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Apr 29, 2026

Overlap

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No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIQ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPIQ	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	GPIQ	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+11.8%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.7%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPIQ	QXQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	GPIQ	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.98%
Net assets, GPIQ as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$6.6bn	$82m
Holdings
Measure	GPIQ	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score71.1GPIQ52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

GPIQ 71.1

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

10.8%

GPIQ cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+11.8%

GPIQ total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

GPIQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with QQQ

GPIQ

+11.8%

QQQ

+11.3%

About even with QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +0.7%, total +11.8%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

GPIQ

+11.8%

10.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +0.7%, total +11.8%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

GPIQ

+11.8%

10.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

10.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.8%, price +0.7%, total +11.8%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Goldman Sachs SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.8% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year +0.7% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +11.8% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +0.5 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.0 years 2.4 years

Net assets, GPIQ as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $6.6bn $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPIQ	QXQ	GPIQ	QXQ	GPIQ	QXQ
3 months	−4.6%	−5.4%	2.6%	0.2%	+1.3 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−2.9%	−3.8%	5.2%	0.5%	+1.3 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+11.8%	+12.1%	10.8%	15.1%	+0.5 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+75.8%	–	37.6%	–	−9.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIQ Oct 2023 · QXQ Jun 2024	+90.2%	+47.7%	40.7%	22.8%	−13.4 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

GPIQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIQ or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.8% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +11.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIQ or QXQ?: GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GPIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $6.6bn on Nov 11, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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Growth of 100

GPIQ and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

GPIQ +11.8%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

GPIQ +11.8%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +0.3 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.