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GPIX vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $6.4bn for Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
8.8%
GPIX cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+15.6%
GPIX total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
GPIX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY
GPIX
+15.6%
SPY
+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIX costs 0.72 points a year less; GPIX is far larger, $6.4bn against $42m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIX vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIXYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.6%not published
Price changerose 6.2% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$6.4bn$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returns
GPIX YSPC
Return
Total return edge YSPC +2.8% +10.7%
Price return edge GPIX +0.7% −7.5%
Risk
Max drawdown edge GPIX −2.3% −13.9%
Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, YSPC returned more: +10.7% to +2.8%. GPIX fell less at its worst: −2.3% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GPIX vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPIXYSPCEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+2.8%+10.7%YSPCPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+0.7%−7.5%GPIXPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−2.3%−13.9%GPIXDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIX YSPC
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 YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.29% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +6.2% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +15.6% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.0 years 112 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $6.4bn $42m

As of Nov 4, 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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGPIXYSPCGPIXYSPCGPIXYSPC
3 months+0.9%+11.7%2.1%18.2%+1.0 pts−13.8 pts
6 months+6.0%–4.3%–+1.0 pts–
1 year+15.6%–8.8%–+0.9 pts–
3 years+73.9%–31.0%–−9.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIX Oct 2023 · YSPC Jul 2026+82.5%−2.1%32.5%16.7%−10.2 pts−2.5 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for YSPC; the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.

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About each fund
GPIX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid monthly.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GPIX or YSPC?
GPIX charges 0.29% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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