Data as of .
GPIX vs NLSI: which paid, and which earned it?
GPIX and NLSI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and NLSI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | NLSI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 3.17% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2.02% | 14.23% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 0.74% | 2.86% |
| PROGRESSIVE CORP (THE) | 0.26% | 3.80% |
| ADOBE INC | 0.24% | 3.37% |
| SERVICENOW INC | 0.23% | 1.99% |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP | 0.23% | 3.03% |
| INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC | 0.21% | 2.83% |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV | 0.14% | 3.02% |
| MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP | 0.12% | 3.13% |
| VALERO ENERGY CORP | 0.12% | 3.04% |
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 0.11% | 2.98% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in NLSI |
|---|---|
| APPLE INC 6.47% | Jack Henry & Associates Inc 3.32% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | Broadridge Financial Solutions 2.94% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | Expand Energy Corp 2.60% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 1.67% | |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | NLSI | GPIX | NLSI | GPIX | NLSI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +15.6% | 2.1% | 1.4% | +0.3 pts | +13.3 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +24.6% | 4.7% | 2.8% | −1.4 pts | +6.6 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | not published | 8.8% | not published | +0.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +19.3% | 30.5% | 4.0% | −10.8 pts | +7.3 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 5.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 2.89% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | +14.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +12.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | +7.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1058 days | 282 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $5m |
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.
NLSI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or NLSI?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and NLSI charges 2.89%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, GPIX against NLSI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gpix-vs-nlsi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.