Data as of .
GPIX vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, and 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 YLDE hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 4.37% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.33% | 3.03% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.90% | 2.67% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 2.25% |
| APPLE INC | 6.47% | 1.91% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 1.63% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.36% | 2.51% |
| VISA INC | 0.99% | 1.83% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 0.96% | 4.05% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.95% | 1.99% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 0.68% | 1.39% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 0.54% | 2.00% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.39% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | HALEON PLC 2.33% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% | INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL SA 1.71% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.48% | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 1.71% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.48% | ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.70% |
| ALPHABET INC 1.46% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.35% |
| 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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | YLDE | GPIX | YLDE | GPIX | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.5% | 2.1% | 2.3% | +0.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +8.4% | 4.7% | 4.1% | −1.4 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +10.5% | 8.8% | 7.6% | +0.4 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +181.4% | 30.5% | 42.1% | −10.8 pts | −86.6 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | Franklin |
| 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% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or YLDE?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, 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 YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gpix-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.