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High-yield ETFs are very popular during the AI market rally, as dividend investors feel they are missing out on all the action.
The Dividend Harvesting Portfolio surpassed $40,000 in value and achieved a 43.6% return on invested capital, emphasizing consistent income growth over market outperformance. Forward annualized dividend income reached $3,158.42, with a portfolio yield of 7.83% and a focus on compounding through reinvestment and diversification. Recent additions include the Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF (GPIQ), leveraging its dynamic option overlay ahead of big tech earnings season.
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.
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%. GPIQ investors are buying a monthly paycheck backed by call premiums on... Why GPIQ Lags QQQ in Rallies, Yet Retirees Keep Buying the Monthly Dividend
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.
SEC filings for GPIQ aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.