Which paid more, GDXW or IGLD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXW paid 53.9% of its starting price in cash and IGLD paid 20.6%, so GDXW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, GDXW or IGLD?

With every distribution reinvested, GDXW returned +20.3% and IGLD −0.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GDXW or IGLD?

GDXW charges 0.99% a year and IGLD charges 0.85%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GDXW vs IGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXW paid 53.9% of its price in cash against IGLD’s 20.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $81m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF, and $555m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

53.9%

GDXW cash paid, 1 year

20.6%

IGLD cash paid, 1 year

+20.3%

GDXW total return, 1 year

−0.1%

IGLD total return, 1 year

GDXW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.5 pts behind GDX

GDXW

+20.3%

GDX

+24.8%

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%

53.9% as cash

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.

IGLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD

−0.1%

GLD

+2.8%

2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GLD

+2.8%

IGLD

−0.1%

2.9 pts behind GLD

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GLD

+2.8%

IGLD

−0.1%

2.9 pts behind GLD

20.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IGLD costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.4 points; IGLD is 7.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXW vs IGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GDXW	IGLD
Paid and earned
Measure	GDXW	IGLD
Total return, 1 year	+20.3%	−0.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 27.7%	fell 18.8%
Against its benchmark
Measure	GDXW	IGLD
Benchmark	Gold miners, measured through GDX	Gold, measured through GLD
Cost and size
Measure	GDXW	IGLD
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$74m	$555m
Holdings
Measure	GDXW	IGLD
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GDXW scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score31.4GDXW18.9IGLD

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

GDXW 31.4

IGLD 18.9

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GDXW and IGLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDXW IGLD

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2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 30,890.40 486.93%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 0.01%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 23,167.80 0.00%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 30,890.40 0.00%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 355.78 -0.76%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 -61.49%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 23,167.80 -325.61%

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Side by side

GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GDX, paying weekly IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding GLD synthetically, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Gold miners (GDX) Gold (GLD)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 26.0% 7.0%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 53.9% 20.6%

Price change, 1 year −27.7% −18.8%

Total return, 1 year +20.3% −0.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +24.8% +2.8%

Ahead or behind −4.5 pts −2.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 68%

Age 1.0 years 5.7 years

Net assets, GDXW as of Nov 4, 2026 and IGLD as of Nov 3, 2026 $81m $555m

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

Window by window: GDXW vs IGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GDXW	IGLD	GDXW	IGLD	GDXW	IGLD
3 months	−0.6%	−5.3%	12.6%	3.0%	−1.7 pts	−0.9 pts
6 months	−13.0%	−13.8%	19.7%	7.8%	−4.5 pts	−0.2 pts
1 year	+20.3%	−0.1%	53.9%	20.6%	−4.4 pts	−2.9 pts
3 years	–	+67.5%	–	55.7%	–	−34.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GDXW Oct 2025 · IGLD Mar 2021	+11.0%	+80.2%	49.7%	65.7%	−5.9 pts	−51.7 pts

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About each fund

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.

IGLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. Gold (GLD) returned +2.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 68% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GDXW or IGLD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXW paid 53.9% of its starting price in cash and IGLD paid 20.6%, so GDXW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, GDXW or IGLD?: With every distribution reinvested, GDXW returned +20.3% and IGLD −0.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GDXW or IGLD?: GDXW charges 0.99% a year and IGLD charges 0.85%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Gold miners (GDX) →Gold (GLD) →GDXW on its own →IGLD on its own →GDXW dividend history →IGLD dividend history →IGLD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GDXW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDXW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

GDXW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for GDXW ↗

IGLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IGLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for IGLD ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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