Data as of .
GPIQ vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIQ paid 11.0% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIQ scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIQ and YLDE hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIQ | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 3.54% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.48% | 3.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.96% | 2.67% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.69% | 2.25% |
| APPLE INC | 6.59% | 1.91% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.78% | 1.63% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 1.23% | 2.28% |
| LINDE PLC | 1.11% | 1.56% |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC | 0.65% | 2.05% |
| COMCAST CORP | 0.51% | 2.23% |
| T-MOBILE US INC | 0.45% | 1.67% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | 0.38% | 0.63% |
| Only in GPIQ | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| TESLA INC 3.17% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| INTEL CORP 3.01% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.57% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 2.51% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.37% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIQ | YLDE | GPIQ | YLDE | GPIQ | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −1.7% | +2.5% | 2.5% | 2.3% | +0.8 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +20.5% | +8.4% | 5.9% | 4.1% | −3.7 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +21.4% | +10.5% | 11.0% | 7.6% | −0.4 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +98.3% | +181.4% | 38.2% | 42.1% | −15.0 pts | −86.6 pts |
| GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.5% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.0% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.3% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.4 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIQ or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.0% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIQ returned +21.4% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIQ or YLDE?
- GPIQ charges 0.29% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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