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GPIX vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?

GPIX and KIQQ both write options for income.

Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

8.8%GPIX cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+17.0%GPIX total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
GPIXAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%GPIX+17.0%8.8% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%GPIX+17.0%8.8% cashabout even with SPY
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and KIQQ hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GPIX and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGPIXKIQQ
NVIDIA CORP7.33%8.90%
APPLE INC6.47%8.20%
MICROSOFT CORP3.90%6.17%
ALPHABET INC4.37%3.40%
AMAZON.COM INC3.39%4.50%
BROADCOM INC2.80%2.76%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.02%5.14%
TESLA INC1.89%3.19%
META PLATFORMS INC1.67%3.31%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC1.48%4.21%
ALPHABET INC1.46%3.15%
INTEL CORP1.02%2.66%
Only in each
Only in GPIXOnly in KIQQ
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.48%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36%ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.74%
VISA INC 0.99%SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 0.74%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.96%ARM HOLDINGS PLC-ADR 0.54%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.95%MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.43%
CATERPILLAR INC 0.78%Cash 0.37%
MASTERCARD INC 0.74%PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.25%

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

GPIX and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GPIXKIQQGPIXKIQQGPIXKIQQ
3 months+2.6%−3.2%2.1%1.9%+0.3 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+16.6%+11.9%4.7%4.5%−1.4 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+17.0%not published8.8%not published+0.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+80.7%+6.0%30.5%5.8%−10.8 pts−9.9 pts
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GPIX and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GPIX
Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGoldman SachsKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.6%6.3%
Expense ratio0.29%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year8.8%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+7.4%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+17.0%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind+0.4 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1058 days254 days
Net assets$5.8bn$3m

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.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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GPIX against KIQQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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