Data as of .
GPIX vs MSFO: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year MSFO paid 28.6% of its price in cash against GPIX’s 8.8%, though GPIX 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 MSFO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GPIX | Only in MSFO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | TREASURY BILL 32.44% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | TREASURY BILL 31.42% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | TREASURY BILL 14.95% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | TREASURY BILL 12.47% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | TREASURY BILL 8.72% |
| 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | MSFO | GPIX | MSFO | GPIX | MSFO | |
| 3 months | +3.4% | +22.9% | 2.1% | 11.8% | +0.1 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +21.4% | 4.6% | 21.0% | −1.4 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.5% | +1.5% | 8.8% | 28.6% | 0.0 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +50.9% | not published | 79.0% | not published | −1.9 pts |
| Since launch | +80.5% | +55.4% | 30.5% | 81.3% | −11.2 pts | −1.6 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | MSFO YieldMax(R) MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on MSFT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Microsoft (MSFT) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 26.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 1.03% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 28.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.9% | −29.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +1.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | −0.3% |
| Ahead or behind | 0.0 pts | +1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 92% |
| Age | 1051 days | 1113 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.
MSFO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, MSFO paid 28.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. Microsoft (MSFT) returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.8 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or MSFO?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and MSFO paid 28.6%, so MSFO 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 MSFO?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.5% and MSFO returned +1.5% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or MSFO?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and MSFO charges 1.03%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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