Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GDXW vs GLDN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GDXW and GLDN both write options for income.
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Net assets: $81m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF, and $2.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF.
4.5 pts behind GDX
GDXW over 1 year: paid 53.9%, price −27.7%, total +20.3%, GDX +24.8%, −4.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GDX
+24.8%
GDXW
+20.3%
53.9% of it arrived as cash
4.5 pts behind GDX
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.5 pts behind GDX
GDXW over 1 year: paid 53.9%, price −27.7%, total +20.3%, GDX +24.8%, −4.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GDX
+24.8%
GDXW
+20.3%
4.5 pts behind GDX
53.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GDXW over 1 year: paid 53.9%, price −27.7%, total +20.3%, GDX +24.8%, −4.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
8.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GDXW costs 0.08 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GDXW | GLDN |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | not published |
| Price change | fell 27.7% (1 year) | fell 17.8% (6 months) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Gold miners, measured through GDX | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 4.5 pts | behind by 3.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.07% |
| Net assets, GDXW as of Nov 4, 2026 and GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 | $81m | $2.8m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GDXW and GLDN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GDXW | GLDN | GDXW | GLDN | GDXW | GLDN |
| 3 months | −0.6% | −0.1% | 12.6% | 4.0% | −1.7 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 6 months | −13.0% | −11.4% | 19.7% | 6.6% | −4.5 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 1 year | +20.3% | – | 53.9% | – | −4.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GDXW Oct 2025 · GLDN Feb 2026 | +11.0% | −20.4% | 49.7% | 8.2% | −5.9 pts | not measured |
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GDXW
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXW paid 53.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +24.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.0%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
GLDN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −7.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, GLDN paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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