Which paid more, GPIQ or RDVI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 9.1%, so GPIQ 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 RDVI?

With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +13.0% and RDVI +22.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPIQ or RDVI?

GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GPIQ vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 9.1%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $6.4bn for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF and $3.9bn for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

10.9%

GPIQ cash paid, 1 year

9.1%

RDVI cash paid, 1 year

+13.0%

GPIQ total return, 1 year

+22.0%

RDVI total return, 1 year

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%

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.

RDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with RDVY

RDVI

+22.0%

RDVY

+22.2%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

9.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

about even with RDVY

9.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points; GPIQ is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIQ vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPIQ	RDVI
Paid and earned
Measure	GPIQ	RDVI
Total return, 1 year	+13.0%	+22.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 1.7%	rose 12.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPIQ	RDVI
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY
Cost and size
Measure	GPIQ	RDVI
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$6.4bn	$3.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GPIQ	RDVI
Holdings in common	23%

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

IQ Income Score69.8GPIQ92.5RDVI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

GPIQ 69.8

RDVI 92.5

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

What they share

23%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and RDVI hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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23% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIQ RDVI

MICROSOFT CORP 3.95% 2.16%

NVIDIA CORP 7.47% 2.00%

APPLIED MATERIALS INC 2.51% 1.97%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.97% 2.02%

META PLATFORMS INC 2.77% 1.89%

LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.37% 1.84%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% 1.83%

KLA CORP 1.74% 1.90%

APPLE INC 6.59% 1.63%

ALPHABET INC 3.54% 1.57%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.98% 0.72%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.65% 2.32%

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Only in GPIQ

AMAZON.COM INC 4.20%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.10%

TESLA INC 3.17%

INTEL CORP 3.01%

BROADCOM INC 2.68%

ALPHABET INC 2.56%

WALMART INC 2.12%

SANDISK CORP 1.48%

Only in RDVI

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%

Accenture plc 2.35%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35%

Veralto Corporation 2.34%

The Allstate Corporation 2.23%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.17%

Chubb Limited 2.16%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.15%

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Side by side

GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer Goldman Sachs First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 8.3%

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.9% 9.1%

Price change, 1 year +1.7% +12.2%

Total return, 1 year +13.0% +22.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +22.2%

Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 40%

Age 3.0 years 4.0 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $6.4bn $3.9bn

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 RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPIQ	RDVI	GPIQ	RDVI	GPIQ	RDVI
3 months	−2.6%	−1.9%	2.6%	2.0%	+0.8 pts	+0.6 pts
6 months	+0.5%	+7.9%	5.3%	4.3%	+0.9 pts	+0.1 pts
1 year	+13.0%	+22.0%	10.9%	9.1%	+0.7 pts	−0.2 pts
3 years	+80.0%	+76.0%	38.3%	30.9%	−11.4 pts	−6.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GPIQ Oct 2023 · RDVI Oct 2022	+91.4%	+106.5%	40.7%	43.0%	−13.4 pts	−8.4 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.

RDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +22.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% 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 paid more, GPIQ or RDVI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 9.1%, so GPIQ 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 RDVI?: With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +13.0% and RDVI +22.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIQ or RDVI?: GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) →GPIQ on its own →RDVI on its own →GPIQ dividend history →GPIQ holdings →RDVI dividend history →RDVI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GPIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

RDVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RDVI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for RDVI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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