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GPIQ vs QQQI
Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF against NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF: 3 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
GPIQ did better over the period: $1,000 invested on Jan 30, 2024 grew to $1,615, versus $1,561 for QQQI—a 5.4 percentage-point advantage. GPIQ also led over the past year (+15.8% versus +12.0%), YTD (+13.0% versus +9.8%), and three months (+2.1% versus +3.6% for QQQI, where QQQI led). The funds were highly correlated, with daily-move correlation of 0.989, so the performance difference reflects implementation rather than fundamentally different exposure. GPIQ’s advantage came with a slightly higher 12-month volatility of 17.3% versus 16.8%, but a less severe worst drawdown of -21.1% versus -20.0%. GPIQ also has the lower expense ratio, 0.35% versus 0.68%, while QQQI has larger fund assets, $15B versus $1B.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($54); 50-day at $57.
- RSI 37, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 24, so the trend is developing.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($51); 50-day at $54.
- RSI 36, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 26, so the trend is strong.
Head to head
Which has returned more, GPIQ or QQQI?
GPIQ beat QQQI in 16 of the last 33 months; QQQI won the other 17. The typical monthly gap was 0.35 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.989
- correlation of daily moves, 3 years
- 1.04
- GPIQ move per 1% in QQQI
- 0.994
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 33 months. The typical gap was 0.35 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | GPIQ | QQQI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | +12.7% | +10.3% | +2.42 pts |
| May 2026 | +8.5% | +6.9% | +1.59 pts |
| September 2026 | +1.8% | +2.9% | -1.19 pts |
| June 2024 | +4.4% | +3.6% | +0.77 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 687 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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