- Pays: monthly, going ex-dividend at the start of the month.
- First paid: December 2023.
- What it is: Goldman Sachs' Nasdaq-100 income fund — it sells call options against a flexible slice of the portfolio (roughly a quarter to three-quarters), adjusting coverage as markets change.
- Yield: typically around 10% — between JEPQ's ~9–10% and QQQI's ~14%.
- Payout pattern: full-year totals rose from about $4.50 (2024) to $5.19 (2025).
GPIQ's payout floats with option income and coverage decisions — variable by design, not guaranteed.
GPIQ pays monthly. Each point below is one distribution since December 2023. The table further down totals each year — note the rise from 2024 to 2025.
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Each point is one payment; the line ends at the most recent payout. The table below totals them by year.
| Recent Ex-Dividend Dates | Distribution / Share |
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"Next expected" is estimated from GPIQ's recent payment rhythm — the fund announces exact dates shortly before each payout, and the data feed can lag a few days. You must own shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payout; the cash typically arrives days later.
A real total-return estimate, assuming every payout was reinvested — including what happened to the share price. Before taxes and fees. Past performance does not predict the future.
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Every Nasdaq income fund chooses how much upside to sell. QYLD sells all of it; JEPQ sells a modest slice. GPIQ's answer is it depends — Goldman's managers vary the option coverage (roughly 25–75% of the portfolio) with market conditions, aiming to harvest premium when it's rich and leave room for growth when the index runs. The result lands between its rivals: more yield than JEPQ, more growth participation than QQQI.
The usual covered-call honesty still applies — capped rallies, full drawdowns, ordinary-income taxation — and active flexibility cuts both ways: it can help, and managers can be wrong. Compare the whole menu in What Are JEPI and JEPQ? and the QQQI vs. JEPQ head-to-head.
| Year | Total Distributions / Share | Payments | Change vs Prior Year |
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Data source: Yahoo Finance. Figures are per share; the current year may be partial and figures should be verified against official sources.
Calculated from complete calendar years in the data above. Past results don't guarantee future payments.
When Is GPIQ's Next Ex-Dividend Date?
GPIQ pays monthly, going ex-dividend at the start of each month. The exact date of each payout is announced by the fund only shortly beforehand, so no site can promise the next date — but the live schedule box above shows the most recent ex-dividend date and the expected window for the next one, computed from GPIQ's actual payment rhythm. Remember: you must own shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payout.
GPIQ's Record: The Quiet Riser
GPIQ — the Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Core Premium Income ETF — is the least flashy member of the Nasdaq income family, and its chart above shows why that's a compliment: steady monthly payments since December 2023, with full-year totals rising from about $4.50 to $5.19 per share. No fireworks, no collapse — just a ~10% payer doing its job.
The Dial Instead of the Switch
GPIQ's distinguishing feature is flexible coverage. Rather than always selling options on a fixed share of the portfolio, Goldman's managers turn a dial — covering more when premiums are rich or markets look tired, less when they want upside participation. When the dial works, holders get income and some growth; when it doesn't, active judgment underperforms a simple rule. Two years in, the rising totals suggest the dial has earned its keep — but two years is a short exam.
Where GPIQ Fits
Choose GPIQ if you want more income than JEPQ without going all the way to QQQI's option-heavy 14% — the deliberate middle seat. The estimator above models it honestly with a flat payout and modest price growth. As always with covered-call income, the tax bill favors retirement accounts: How Are Dividends Taxed? has the details.
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