Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDXW vs KSLV: 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 KSLV’s 31.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $81m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF, and $101m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
53.9%
GDXW cash paid, 1 year
31.7%
KSLV cash paid, 1 year
+20.3%
GDXW total return, 1 year
+4.3%
KSLV 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.
KSLV · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
KSLV
+4.3%
none

Not measured

KSLV over 1 year: paid 31.7%, price −18.7%, total +4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KSLV

+4.3%

31.7% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

KSLV over 1 year: paid 31.7%, price −18.7%, total +4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KSLV

+4.3%

31.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KSLV over 1 year: paid 31.7%, price −18.7%, total +4.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.99% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.0 points; KSLV is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXW vs KSLV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGDXWKSLV
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+20.3%+4.3%
Price change, 1 yearfell 27.7%fell 18.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment88% of the Oct 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkGold miners, measured through GDXnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$74m$101m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 51 weekly returns
GDXW KSLV
Return
Total return edge GDXW +0.8% −4.9%
Price return edge KSLV −39.1% −25.9%
Risk
Max drawdown edge GDXW −46.2% −55.3%
Reading

From Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, GDXW returned more: +0.8% to −4.9%. GDXW fell less at its worst: −46.2% to −55.3%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GDXW vs KSLV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGDXWKSLVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+0.8%−4.9%GDXWPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−39.1%−25.9%KSLVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−46.2%−55.3%GDXWDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 51 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GDXW and KSLV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

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Side by side

GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GDX, paying weekly KSLV Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Gold miners (GDX) none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 26.0% 30.4%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 53.9% 31.7%
Price change, 1 year −27.7% −18.7%
Total return, 1 year +20.3% +4.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +24.8% not published
Ahead or behind −4.5 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 88%
Age 1.0 years 1.1 years
Net assets, GDXW as of Nov 4, 2026 and KSLV as of Nov 3, 2026 $81m $101m

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 KSLV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGDXWKSLVGDXWKSLVGDXWKSLV
3 months−0.6%−18.4%12.6%6.6%−1.7 ptsnot measured
6 months−13.0%−35.6%19.7%10.4%−4.5 ptsnot measured
1 year+20.3%+4.3%53.9%31.7%−4.4 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: GDXW Oct 2025 · KSLV Sep 2025+11.0%+3.6%49.7%32.9%−5.9 ptsnot measured

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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.

KSLV

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KSLV paid 31.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 88% of the distribution paid Oct 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GDXW or KSLV?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXW paid 53.9% of its starting price in cash and KSLV paid 31.7%, 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 KSLV?
With every distribution reinvested, GDXW returned +20.3% and KSLV +4.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GDXW or KSLV?
GDXW and KSLV both charge 0.99% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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