Data as of .
GPIX vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLD paid 12.5% of its price in cash against GPIX’s 8.8%, and 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 QYLD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| LINDE PLC | 0.40% | 0.95% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | 0.34% | 0.82% |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV | 0.14% | 0.26% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | NVIDIA CORP 8.46% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | APPLE INC 7.81% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.90% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.86% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.42% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.72% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.16% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | META PLATFORMS INC 3.07% |
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 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | QYLD | GPIX | QYLD | GPIX | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +3.4% | +4.7% | 2.1% | 3.0% | +0.1 pts | +5.5 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +11.8% | 4.6% | 6.2% | −1.4 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 1 year | +17.5% | +22.2% | 8.8% | 12.5% | 0.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −43.8 pts |
| Since launch | +80.5% | +195.4% | 30.5% | 116.0% | −11.2 pts | −639.0 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.9% | +8.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | 0.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1051 days | 4656 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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, so QYLD 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 QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.5% and QYLD returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or QYLD?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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