Data as of .
GPIX vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIX scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and SPUT hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 3.85% |
| APPLE INC | 6.47% | 3.22% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.90% | 2.47% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.39% | 2.09% |
| ALPHABET INC | 4.37% | 1.84% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 1.60% |
| ALPHABET INC | 1.46% | 1.59% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 1.10% |
| TESLA INC | 1.89% | 0.91% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.36% | 0.70% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.48% | 0.65% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 0.96% | 0.54% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.14% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 0.11% | MercadoLibre Inc 0.07% |
| GEN DIGITAL INC 0.10% | Spotify Technology SA 0.06% |
| UDR INC 0.05% | Cloudflare Inc 0.05% |
| AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.05% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.05% |
| F5 INC 0.04% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.05% |
| RALPH LAUREN CORP 0.04% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.04% |
| MODERNA INC 0.04% | Anglogold Ashanti Plc 0.04% |
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 | SPUT | GPIX | SPUT | GPIX | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.4% | 2.1% | 1.1% | +0.3 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +11.5% | 4.7% | 2.5% | −1.4 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +11.5% | 8.8% | 5.2% | +0.4 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +22.4% | 30.5% | 8.5% | −10.8 pts | −15.6 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or SPUT?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, 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 SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gpix-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.