Data as of .
GPIX vs IVVW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against GPIX’s 8.8% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIX 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, GPIX and IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GPIX | Only in IVVW |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | USD CASH 0.18% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | |
| TESLA INC 1.89% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | IVVW | GPIX | IVVW | GPIX | IVVW | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +4.6% | 2.1% | 2.6% | +0.3 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +13.1% | 4.7% | 7.9% | −1.4 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +17.2% | 8.8% | 17.5% | +0.4 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +38.9% | 30.5% | 39.7% | −10.8 pts | −14.9 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | iShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 7.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 17.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | −2.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 917 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $350m |
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.
IVVW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or IVVW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and IVVW paid 17.5%, so IVVW 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 IVVW?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and IVVW returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IVVW returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or IVVW?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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