Which paid more, GPIX or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, GPIX paid 8.7% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +13.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPIX or QXQ?

GPIX charges 0.29% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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GPIX vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.9 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: GPIX ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.69 pts

A year: GPIX 0.29%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Apr 29, 2026

Overlap

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No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

GPIX costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIX vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPIX	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	GPIX	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+13.0%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.8%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPIX	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 1.0 pts	ahead by 0.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GPIX	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.98%
Net assets, GPIX as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$6.6bn	$82m
Holdings
Measure	GPIX	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIX scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score83.3GPIX52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

GPIX 83.3

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

8.7%

GPIX cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+13.0%

GPIX total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

GPIX · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 1 pt ahead of SPY

GPIX

+13.0%

SPY

+12.0%

1 pt ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.7%, price +3.8%, total +13.0%, SPY +12.0%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

GPIX

+13.0%

8.7% of it arrived as cash

1 pt ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.7%, price +3.8%, total +13.0%, SPY +12.0%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

GPIX

+13.0%

8.7% as cash

1 pt ahead of SPY

8.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.7%, price +3.8%, total +13.0%, SPY +12.0%, +1.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Goldman Sachs SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.7% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year +3.8% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +13.0% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +1.0 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.0 years 2.4 years

Net assets, GPIX as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $6.6bn $82m

As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: GPIX vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPIX	QXQ	GPIX	QXQ	GPIX	QXQ
3 months	−1.2%	−5.4%	2.1%	0.2%	+1.3 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+2.9%	−3.8%	4.3%	0.5%	+1.2 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+13.0%	+12.1%	8.7%	15.1%	+1.1 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+70.4%	–	30.7%	–	−7.9 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIX Oct 2023 · QXQ Jun 2024	+80.3%	+47.7%	32.5%	22.8%	−10.0 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

GPIX

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, GPIX paid 8.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIX or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, GPIX paid 8.7% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +13.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIX or QXQ?: GPIX charges 0.29% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GPIX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $6.6bn on Nov 11, 2026 for Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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GPIX and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

GPIX +13.0%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

GPIX +13.0%, QXQ +12.1%: GPIX +0.9 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.