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

GPIX and NLSI both write options for income.

Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF.

8.8%GPIX cash paid, 1 year
4.0%NLSI cash paid, 1 year
+17.0%GPIX total return, 1 year
+19.3%NLSI 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%about even with SPY
NLSI7.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%4.0% as cash7.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.0%NLSI+19.3%7.3 pts ahead of SPY

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.

Positions GPIX and NLSI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGPIXNLSI
NVIDIA CORP7.33%3.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.02%14.23%
MASTERCARD INC0.74%2.86%
PROGRESSIVE CORP (THE)0.26%3.80%
ADOBE INC0.24%3.37%
SERVICENOW INC0.23%1.99%
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP0.23%3.03%
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC0.21%2.83%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV0.14%3.02%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP0.12%3.13%
VALERO ENERGY CORP0.12%3.04%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY0.11%2.98%
Only in each
Only in GPIXOnly 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

GPIX and NLSI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GPIXNLSIGPIXNLSIGPIXNLSI
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 published8.8%not published+0.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+80.7%+19.3%30.5%4.0%−10.8 pts+7.3 pts
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GPIX and NLSI 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
NLSI
NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGoldman SachsNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.6%5.1%
Expense ratio0.29%2.89%
Cash paid, 1 year8.8%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 estimatenot published100%
Age1058 days282 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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GPIX against NLSI, 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.

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.

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