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GPIX vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?

GPIX and XSPI both write options for income.

Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

8.8%GPIX cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+17.0%GPIX total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
GPIXAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%GPIX+17.0%8.8% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%GPIX+17.0%8.8% cashabout even with SPY
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and XSPI hold 87% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GPIX and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGPIXXSPI
NVIDIA CORP7.33%8.50%
APPLE INC6.47%7.83%
MICROSOFT CORP3.90%5.80%
AMAZON.COM INC3.39%3.94%
ALPHABET INC4.37%3.24%
BROADCOM INC2.80%2.65%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.02%1.75%
META PLATFORMS INC1.67%2.25%
TESLA INC1.89%1.59%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC1.51%1.47%
ALPHABET INC1.46%2.57%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY1.48%1.42%
Only in each
Only in GPIXOnly in XSPI
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.15%SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39%
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC 0.04%Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 0.43%
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL 0.03%Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.06%
Vivmark Residential 0.06%
Copart Inc 0.04%
Expand Energy Corp 0.03%
Reddit Inc 0.03%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 0.02%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GPIX and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GPIXXSPIGPIXXSPIGPIXXSPI
3 months+2.6%+3.7%2.1%4.2%+0.3 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+16.6%+20.0%4.7%9.2%−1.4 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+17.0%not published8.8%not published+0.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+80.7%+11.6%30.5%11.1%−10.8 pts+0.2 pts
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GPIX and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GPIX
Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGoldman SachsNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.6%17.1%
Expense ratio0.29%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year8.8%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+7.4%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+17.0%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind+0.4 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age1058 days227 days
Net assets$5.8bn$113m

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.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GPIX or XSPI?
GPIX charges 0.29% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GPIX against XSPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources