Data as of .
GPIX vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDVD paid 9.2% 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 SDVD hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | SDVD |
|---|---|---|
| COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC | 0.12% | 0.60% |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 0.12% | 0.45% |
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 0.11% | 0.26% |
| INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC | 0.11% | 0.99% |
| NETAPP INC | 0.09% | 0.84% |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 0.07% | 0.55% |
| REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP | 0.07% | 0.88% |
| SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL | 0.06% | 0.88% |
| WILLIAMS SONOMA INC | 0.05% | 0.95% |
| PULTEGROUP INC | 0.05% | 0.37% |
| EXPEDIA GROUP INC | 0.05% | 0.97% |
| EMCOR GROUP INC | 0.05% | 0.90% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.80% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 0.95% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | PriceSmart, Inc. 0.95% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | SDVD | GPIX | SDVD | GPIX | SDVD | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −0.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | +0.3 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +8.3% | 4.7% | 4.4% | −1.4 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +10.8% | 8.8% | 9.2% | +0.4 pts | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +47.6% | 30.5% | 29.7% | −10.8 pts | −4.1 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $888m |
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.
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or SDVD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.2%, so SDVD 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 SDVD?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and SDVD returned +10.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or SDVD?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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