Goldman Sachs ETF Trust Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF

GPIQ

Market cap $4.85B

I construct an income portfolio using a roles-based, structure-aware methodology, prioritizing stability, inflation resilience, and growth over raw yield. Current selections are JAAA (stability), NML (inflation-resilient income), and GPIQ (growth with cash distributions), each chosen for differentiated risk and return sources. JAAA offers a 5.39% yield with defensive characteristics; NML yields ~8.2% with midstream exposure; GPIQ yields 9.83% and retains equity upside.

The Nasdaq-100 income ETF category has grown crowded fast, and expense ratios now vary by nearly a full percentage point between the cheapest and priciest options.

My 21% yielding ETF portfolio continues to outperform major benchmarks in yield and total return, with recent strategic additions enhancing diversification. I replaced funds (AMZP, NVHE.U) with better suited ETFs, including quality Canadian and international equities with covered call overlays and modest leverage. New positions like CANY:CA, SIXY:CA, INTY:CA, YNVD:CA, YAVG:CA, and TDAX/TDAQ target sustainable high income, robust EPS growth, and exposure to leading sectors.

The income ETF space has seen significant growth and interest in the last two years. Income strategies can offer both equity performance and income to help portfolios handle volatility.

The bar for including securities that come in a fund-like wrapper is high, as they come with an inherent fee drag. Plus, it is more difficult to develop a high-conviction case on an instrument that consists of, oftentimes, hundreds of underlying securities. However, there are certain areas of the market and asset classes where ETF (and CEF) solutions make sense.

The Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:GPIQ) has become one of the fastest-growing options-income products on the market, pulling in roughly $2.12 billion of net inflows in 2025 on the strength of a distribution yield that recently sat near 9.8% to 10%.

Many income investors struggle to balance the tension between total returns and current income. This is especially difficult during periods where tech stocks are soaring. I provide a simple and attractive approach to resolving this tension.

GPIQ has paid a monthly distribution every month since late 2023, with the June 2026 check landing at $0.52 per share.

The income ETF landscape is one of the most popular and fertile in the ETF ecosystem right now. Whether via covered calls or dividends, income ETFs help investors ride out uncertainty, prepare for retirement, and more.

The Nasdaq 100 implemented its June quarterly rebalance, which shifts the tide for “the Qs.” Namely, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and its cost-efficient sibling, the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQM).