Data as of .
GPIX vs IQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, though IQQQ returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIX scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and IQQQ hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | IQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 7.54% |
| APPLE INC | 6.47% | 6.74% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.90% | 4.92% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.39% | 4.27% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.37% | 3.25% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 3.11% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2.02% | 4.44% |
| TESLA INC | 1.89% | 3.20% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 2.74% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 1.48% | 3.41% |
| INTEL CORP | 1.02% | 2.33% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 0.90% | 1.45% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in IQQQ |
|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.48% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% |
| ALPHABET INC 1.46% | Shopify, Inc. 0.59% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36% | ASML Holding NV 0.57% |
| VISA INC 0.99% | MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.35% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.96% | American Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.28% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.95% | Baker Hughes Co. 0.26% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 0.78% | PDD Holdings, Inc. 0.23% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | IQQQ | GPIX | IQQQ | GPIX | IQQQ | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −3.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | +0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +19.1% | 4.7% | 4.2% | −1.4 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +17.7% | 8.8% | 6.5% | +0.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +51.5% | 30.5% | 24.4% | −10.8 pts | −13.0 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +17.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 912 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $405m |
GPIX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or IQQQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.5%, so GPIX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIX or IQQQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and IQQQ returned +17.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IQQQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or IQQQ?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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