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GPIX vs YMAX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, YMAX paid 36.1% of its price in cash against GPIX’s 8.6%, though GPIX returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $6.5bn for Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and $352m for YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs.

At a glance
8.6%
GPIX cash paid, 1 year
36.1%
YMAX cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%
GPIX total return, 1 year
−4.0%
YMAX total return, 1 year
GPIX · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of SPY
GPIX
+14.7%
SPY
+13.6%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +5.3%, total +14.7%, SPY +13.6%, +1.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

GPIX

+14.7%

8.6% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +5.3%, total +14.7%, SPY +13.6%, +1.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

SPY

+13.6%

GPIX

+14.7%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.6%, price +5.3%, total +14.7%, SPY +13.6%, +1.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.
YMAX · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 14.9 pts behind its own holdings
YMAX
−4.0%
Own
+10.9%

14.9 pts behind its own holdings

YMAX over 1 year: paid 36.1%, price −42.4%, total −4.0%, its own holdings +10.9%, −14.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

its own holdings

+10.9%

YMAX

−4.0%

14.9 pts behind its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

14.9 pts behind its own holdings

YMAX over 1 year: paid 36.1%, price −42.4%, total −4.0%, its own holdings +10.9%, −14.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

its own holdings

+10.9%

YMAX

−4.0%

14.9 pts behind its own holdings

36.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YMAX over 1 year: paid 36.1%, price −42.4%, total −4.0%, its own holdings +10.9%, −14.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Data to Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIX costs 1.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.7 points; GPIX is 18.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIX vs YMAX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIXYMAX
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.7%−4.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 5.3%fell 42.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate35% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%1.33%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$6.5bn$352m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIX scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score84.1GPIX16.2YMAX

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jan 26, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 143 weekly returns
GPIX YMAX
Return
Total return edge GPIX +56.1% +38.1%
Annualized edge GPIX +17.6% +12.5%
Price return edge GPIX +23.5% −64.9%
Risk
Volatility edge GPIX 12.5% 21.8%
Max drawdown edge GPIX −15.7% −24.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge GPIX 1.01 0.45
Sortino edge GPIX 1.52 0.65
Calmar edge GPIX 1.12 0.52
Reading

GPIX returned more: +56.1% to +38.1%. GPIX swung less: 12.5% to 21.8%. GPIX fell less at its worst: −15.7% to −24.1%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GPIX vs YMAX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIXYMAXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+56.1%+38.1%GPIXPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+17.6%+12.5%GPIXTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+23.5%−64.9%GPIXPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility12.5%21.8%GPIXSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation8.3%15.1%GPIXLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.7%−24.1%GPIXDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.010.45GPIXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.520.65GPIXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar1.120.52GPIXAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 143 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and YMAX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIX YMAX
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GPIX
NVIDIA CORP 7.31%
APPLE INC 6.45%
ALPHABET INC 4.35%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.89%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.38%
BROADCOM INC 2.79%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02%
TESLA INC 1.88%
Only in YMAX
YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF 5.17%
YieldMaxTM PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF 5.06%
YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF 4.93%
YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF 4.75%
YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 4.53%
YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETF 4.53%
YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF 4.41%
YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF 4.36%
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Side by side

GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YMAX YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YMAX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Oct 26, 2026)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.5% 39.9%
Expense ratio 0.29% 1.33%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.6% 36.1%
Price change, 1 year +5.3% −42.4%
Total return, 1 year +14.7% −4.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +13.6% +10.9%
Ahead or behind +1.1 pts −14.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 35%
Age 3.0 years 2.8 years
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $6.5bn $352m

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: GPIX vs YMAX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGPIXYMAXGPIXYMAXGPIXYMAX
3 months+5.9%+10.0%2.2%10.6%−0.3 pts−18.4 pts
6 months+9.2%+10.4%4.4%22.3%+0.1 pts−15.1 pts
1 year+14.7%−4.0%8.6%36.1%+1.1 pts−14.9 pts
3 years+84.6%–31.7%–−10.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIX Oct 2023 · YMAX Jan 2024+83.5%+43.9%31.5%93.4%−10.6 ptsnot measured

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Client brief

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About each fund
GPIX

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GPIX paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.

YMAX

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, YMAX paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 42.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.0%. YMAX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Oct 26, 2026) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 35% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIX or YMAX?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GPIX paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and YMAX paid 36.1%, so YMAX 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 YMAX?
With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +14.7% and YMAX −4.0% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIX or YMAX?
GPIX charges 0.29% a year and YMAX charges 1.33%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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