Data as of .
GPIX vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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 JOYT hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 8.64% |
| APPLE INC | 6.47% | 6.51% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.37% | 5.94% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.90% | 5.68% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.39% | 4.78% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 2.98% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2.02% | 1.78% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 2.73% |
| TESLA INC | 1.89% | 1.45% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.48% | 1.18% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 0.96% | 1.91% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 0.86% | 1.08% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 1.46% | ASML Holding NV 0.43% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36% | Performance Food Group Co. 0.42% |
| VISA INC 0.99% | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 0.32% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 0.90% | Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 0.31% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 0.78% | First Citizens BancShares, Inc. 0.30% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.73% | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 0.29% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 0.68% | Fidelity National Information Services, 0.20% |
| GE AEROSPACE 0.65% | Spotify Technology SA 0.16% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | JOYT | GPIX | JOYT | GPIX | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +3.8% | 2.1% | 0.2% | +0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +11.9% | 4.7% | 0.4% | −1.4 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +15.9% | 8.8% | 0.7% | +0.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +19.6% | 30.5% | 0.7% | −10.8 pts | −1.1 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $108m |
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.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or JOYT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.7%, 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 JOYT?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and JOYT returned +15.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or JOYT?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, GPIX against JOYT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gpix-vs-joyt Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.