Data as of .
GPIX vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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 SIXH hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 2.67% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 2.02% | 2.37% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.48% | 1.49% |
| APPLE INC | 6.47% | 1.45% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 1.35% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 1.30% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.39% | 1.29% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 0.96% | 2.37% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.95% | 2.47% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 0.90% | 1.44% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 0.86% | 3.11% |
| WALMART INC | 0.83% | 1.11% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.90% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 1.31% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | RTX CORPORATION 1.29% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% | MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.15% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.48% | |
| ALPHABET INC 1.46% | |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36% | |
| INTEL CORP 1.02% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | SIXH | GPIX | SIXH | GPIX | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +4.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | +0.3 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +7.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | −1.4 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +16.3% | 8.8% | 2.0% | +0.4 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +96.3% | 30.5% | 16.0% | −10.8 pts | −88.5 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy 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 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so GPIX 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or SIXH?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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