Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GDXW vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GDXW and MINY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $81m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF, and $5.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option 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, 2026.35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
16.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GDXW costs 0.02 points a year less; GDXW is 13.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GDXW | MINY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | not published |
| Price change | fell 27.7% (1 year) | fell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Gold miners, measured through GDX | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $74m | $5.5m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GDXW and MINY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 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 | MINY | GDXW | MINY | GDXW | MINY |
| 3 months | −0.6% | −9.7% | 12.6% | 7.4% | −1.7 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 6 months | −13.0% | −20.3% | 19.7% | 12.6% | −4.5 pts | −25.4 pts |
| 1 year | +20.3% | – | 53.9% | – | −4.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GDXW Oct 2025 · MINY Feb 2026 | +11.0% | −22.5% | 49.7% | 16.5% | −5.9 pts | −35.2 pts |
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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.
MINY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 27, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MINY paid 16.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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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