Data as of .
GPIX vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDTY paid 24.7% 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 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 SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GPIX | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | TREASURY BILL 92.47% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | TREASURY BILL 3.84% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | TREASURY BILL 3.68% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | |
| TESLA INC 1.89% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | SDTY | GPIX | SDTY | GPIX | SDTY | |
| 3 months | +3.4% | +4.6% | 2.1% | 6.1% | +0.1 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.6% | +14.8% | 4.6% | 13.8% | −1.4 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 1 year | +17.5% | +16.9% | 8.8% | 24.7% | 0.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +80.5% | +21.9% | 30.5% | 35.1% | −11.2 pts | −6.3 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 21.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 24.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.9% | −9.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +16.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | 0.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 63% |
| Age | 1051 days | 582 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.
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 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 SDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.7%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.5% and SDTY returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or SDTY?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, 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 SDTY, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gpix-vs-sdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.