Equity income ETFs can provide an alternative source of that yield that can compensate. Especially for those investors who are at or near retirement and who heavily rely on bond payments, other equity income ETFs could really help their portfolios. Enter the active equity income ETFs GPIQ and GPIX. Their main benefit, however — that equity income — can also appeal. Together, the pair of active equity income ETFs could make for meaningful options in a complicated 2025.