Which paid more, GPIX or JULH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and JULH paid 4.8%, 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 JULH?

With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +15.6% and JULH +4.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPIX or JULH?

GPIX charges 0.29% a year and JULH charges 0.79%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GPIX vs JULH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $6.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF, and $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July.

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At a glance

8.8%

GPIX cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

JULH cash paid, 1 year

+15.6%

GPIX total return, 1 year

+4.9%

JULH total return, 1 year

GPIX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JULH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH

+4.9%

SPY

+14.8%

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

9.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

9.9 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIX costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; GPIX is far larger, $6.4bn against $17m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIX vs JULH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPIX	JULH
Paid and earned
Measure	GPIX	JULH
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+4.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 6.2%	fell 0.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPIX	JULH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	GPIX	JULH
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$6.4bn	$17m
Holdings
Measure	GPIX	JULH
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIX scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score82.9GPIX58.4JULH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

GPIX 82.9

JULH 58.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and JULH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIX JULH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GPIX

NVIDIA CORP 7.31%

APPLE INC 6.45%

ALPHABET INC 4.35%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.89%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.38%

BROADCOM INC 2.79%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02%

TESLA INC 1.88%

Only in JULH

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Side by side

GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer Goldman Sachs Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 6.5%

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 4.8%

Price change, 1 year +6.2% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +15.6% +4.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −9.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 51%

Age 3.0 years 3.3 years

Net assets, GPIX as of Nov 3, 2026 and JULH as of Nov 4, 2026 $6.4bn $18m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: GPIX vs JULH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPIX	JULH	GPIX	JULH	GPIX	JULH
3 months	+0.9%	+1.4%	2.1%	1.6%	+1.0 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+6.0%	+3.2%	4.3%	2.7%	+1.0 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+15.6%	+4.9%	8.8%	4.8%	+0.9 pts	−9.9 pts
3 years	+73.9%	+20.9%	31.0%	18.4%	−9.0 pts	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GPIX Oct 2023 · JULH Jul 2023	+82.5%	+23.7%	32.5%	20.3%	−10.2 pts	−56.1 pts

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About each fund

GPIX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid monthly.

JULH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIX or JULH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and JULH paid 4.8%, 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 JULH?: With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +15.6% and JULH +4.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIX or JULH?: GPIX charges 0.29% a year and JULH charges 0.79%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GPIX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

JULH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JULH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JULH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JULH ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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