Data as of .
GPIX vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% 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 173 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 QUSA hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 6.47% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 5.78% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.90% | 6.08% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 4.70% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.37% | 2.22% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 4.28% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 1.51% | 5.35% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.48% | 4.24% |
| ALPHABET INC | 1.46% | 1.84% |
| VISA INC | 0.99% | 3.37% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.95% | 2.93% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 0.90% | 2.61% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | LRCX US 10/02/26 C295 0.10% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | AMAT US 10/02/26 C452.5 0.07% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | BRKB US 09/25/26 P512.5 0.05% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.48% | AAPL US 09/25/26 C342.5 0.03% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36% | AVGO US 09/25/26 C370 0.03% |
| INTEL CORP 1.02% | KLAC US 09/25/26 C182.5 0.03% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.96% | CAT US 09/25/26 C840 0.02% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.73% | COST US 09/25/26 C935 0.02% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | QUSA | GPIX | QUSA | GPIX | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −1.9% | 2.1% | 3.6% | +0.3 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +10.4% | 4.7% | 7.8% | −1.4 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +3.5% | 8.8% | 13.8% | +0.4 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +4.9% | 30.5% | 15.1% | −10.8 pts | −25.8 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $22m |
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.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so QUSA 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 QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or QUSA?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, 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 QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gpix-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.