Data as of .
GPIX vs ISPY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIX scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 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, GPIX and ISPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GPIX | Only in ISPY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | Apple, Inc. 6.31% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | Microsoft Corp. 4.60% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% |
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 | ISPY | GPIX | ISPY | GPIX | ISPY | |
| 3 months | +3.4% | +1.8% | 2.1% | 1.5% | +0.1 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +12.8% | 4.6% | 3.5% | −1.4 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 1 year | +17.5% | +14.4% | 8.8% | 5.7% | 0.0 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Since launch | +80.5% | +53.4% | 30.5% | 25.8% | −11.2 pts | −14.8 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 5.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 5.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.9% | +8.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +14.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | 0.0 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1051 days | 996 days |
GPIX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or ISPY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 5.7%, 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 ISPY?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.5% and ISPY returned +14.4% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or ISPY?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and ISPY charges 0.56%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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