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GPIQ vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against GPIQ’s 10.9% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $6.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF, and $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
10.9%
GPIQ cash paid, 1 year
14.0%
TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+13.0%
GPIQ total return, 1 year
+13.3%
TSPY 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%

10.9% as cash

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.
TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO
TSPY
+13.3%
VOO
+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIQ vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIQTSPY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.0%+13.3%
Price change, 1 yearrose 1.7%fell 1.6%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%0.68%
Net assets, GPIQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026$6.4bn$311m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score69.8GPIQ53.6TSPY

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

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

Risk and return

Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 114 weekly returns
GPIQ TSPY
Return
Total return edge GPIQ +44.5% +34.2%
Annualized edge GPIQ +18.3% +14.3%
Price return edge GPIQ +15.0% +0.1%
Risk
Volatility edge TSPY 17.4% 14.1%
Max drawdown edge TSPY −19.5% −16.5%
Downside capture 88.7% 95.3%
Beta 0.85 0.92
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge GPIQ 0.82 0.73
Sortino edge GPIQ 1.23 1.08
Treynor 0.194 0.112
Calmar edge GPIQ (slight) 0.94 0.87
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.3% a year −0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.29 −0.25
Information ratio −0.75 −0.43
Tracking error 3.4% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: GPIQ against QQQ, Nov 3, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; TSPY against VOO, Aug 23, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2024 to Oct 2026, GPIQ returned more: +44.5% to +34.2%. TSPY swung less: 14.1% to 17.4%. TSPY fell less at its worst: −16.5% to −19.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GPIQ vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIQTSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+44.5%+34.2%GPIQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+18.3%+14.3%GPIQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+15.0%+0.1%GPIQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility17.4%14.1%TSPYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.6%9.6%TSPYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−19.5%−16.5%TSPYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture76.7%89.2%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture88.7%95.3%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.850.92Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.95Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.820.73GPIQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.231.08GPIQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1940.112Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.940.87GPIQ (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.3% a year−0.5% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.29−0.25Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−1.7% to +2.3%−4.9% to +3.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.75−0.43Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.4%3.4%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 114 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and TSPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIQ TSPY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GPIQ
NVIDIA CORP 7.47%
APPLE INC 6.59%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.20%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.10%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.95%
ALPHABET INC 3.54%
TESLA INC 3.17%
Only in TSPY
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%
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Side by side

GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 14.3%
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.9% 14.0%
Price change, 1 year +1.7% −1.6%
Total return, 1 year +13.0% +13.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 3.0 years 2.2 years
Net assets, GPIQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $6.4bn $311m

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 TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGPIQTSPYGPIQTSPYGPIQTSPY
3 months−2.6%+0.7%2.6%3.5%+0.8 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+0.5%+5.2%5.3%7.0%+0.9 pts+0.2 pts
1 year+13.0%+13.3%10.9%14.0%+0.7 pts−1.5 pts
3 years+80.0%–38.3%–−11.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIQ Oct 2023 · TSPY Aug 2024+91.4%+38.7%40.7%31.2%−13.4 pts−3.7 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.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 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 TSPY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?
With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +13.0% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIQ or TSPY?
GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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