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GPIX vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its price in cash against GPIX’s 8.8%, though GPIX returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $6.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF, and $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

At a glance
8.8%
GPIX cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+15.6%
GPIX total return, 1 year
+14.4%
QYLG total return, 1 year
GPIX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY
GPIX
+15.6%
SPY
+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLG
+14.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% of it arrived as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIX costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; GPIX is far larger, $6.2bn against $183m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIX vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIXQYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.6%+14.4%
Price change, 1 yearrose 6.2%fell 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$6.2bn$183m
Holdings
Holdings in common52%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIX scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score82.9GPIX49.4QYLG

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

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

Risk and return

Nov 3, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 156 weekly returns
GPIX QYLG
Return
Total return edge Tie +71.6% +71.8%
Annualized edge Tie +19.7% +19.8%
Price return edge GPIX +33.8% +6.9%
Risk
Volatility edge GPIX 12.1% 14.9%
Max drawdown edge GPIX −15.7% −19.3%
Downside capture 86.9% 84.8%
Beta 0.87 0.76
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge GPIX 1.18 0.99
Sortino edge GPIX 1.79 1.46
Treynor 0.165 0.136
Calmar edge GPIX 1.25 1.02
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.3% a year −0.8% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.33 −0.60
Information ratio −0.84 −0.72
Tracking error 2.2% 6.1%

Each against its own benchmark: GPIX against SPY, Nov 3, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; QYLG against QQQ, Oct 2, 2020 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, GPIX and QYLG returned about the same: +71.6% and +71.8%. GPIX swung less: 12.1% to 14.9%. GPIX fell less at its worst: −15.7% to −19.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GPIX vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIXQYLGEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+71.6%+71.8%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+19.7%+19.8%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+33.8%+6.9%GPIXPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.1%14.9%GPIXSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.0%10.1%GPIXLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.7%−19.3%GPIXDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture80.8%63.8%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture86.9%84.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.870.76Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.990.96Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.180.99GPIXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.791.46GPIXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1650.136Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.251.02GPIXAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.3% a year−0.8% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.33−0.60Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−1.3% to +1.8%−3.6% to +1.9%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.84−0.72Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error2.2%6.1%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 156 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

52%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and QYLG hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

52% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIX QYLG
NVIDIA CORP 7.31% 8.13%
APPLE INC 6.45% 7.59%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.89% 5.78%
ALPHABET INC 4.35% 3.47%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.38% 4.89%
BROADCOM INC 2.79% 3.09%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% 4.29%
TESLA INC 1.88% 2.60%
META PLATFORMS INC 1.67% 2.76%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.48% 3.59%
ALPHABET INC 1.46% 3.25%
INTEL CORP 1.02% 2.09%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GPIX
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.50%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.48%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36%
VISA INC 0.99%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.96%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.95%
CATERPILLAR INC 0.78%
MASTERCARD INC 0.73%
Only in QYLG
LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.02%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0.96%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.89%
ASML Holding N.V. 0.69%
SHOPIFY INC. 0.66%
ARM Holdings PLC 0.47%
MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.44%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 0.35%
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Side by side

GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 7.1%
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 16.7%
Price change, 1 year +6.2% −3.9%
Total return, 1 year +15.6% +14.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +0.8 pts +2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 93%
Age 3.0 years 6.1 years
Net assets, GPIX as of Nov 3, 2026 and QYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $6.4bn $183m

As of Nov 4, 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 QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGPIXQYLGGPIXQYLGGPIXQYLG
3 months+0.9%−0.8%2.1%1.6%+1.0 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+6.0%+2.5%4.3%4.0%+1.0 pts+2.8 pts
1 year+15.6%+14.4%8.8%16.7%+0.9 pts+2.1 pts
3 years+73.9%+72.0%31.0%52.1%−9.0 pts−19.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GPIX Oct 2023 · QYLG Sep 2020+82.5%+116.2%32.5%76.4%−10.2 pts−46.8 pts

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About each fund
GPIX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid monthly.

QYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIX or QYLG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and QYLG paid 16.7%, so QYLG 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 QYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +15.6% and QYLG +14.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIX or QYLG?
GPIX charges 0.29% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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