Data as of .
GDXW vs SLJY: which paid, and which earned it?
GDXW and SLJY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GDXW and SLJY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GDXW | Only in SLJY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 100.00% | Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.33% |
| Hecla Mining Co 6.90% | |
| First Majestic Silver Corp 6.43% | |
| COEUR MINING INC. 6.01% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 5.30% | |
| Skeena Resources Ltd 4.48% | |
| Endeavour Silver Corp 4.40% | |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.10% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXW | SLJY | GDXW | SLJY | GDXW | SLJY | |
| 3 months | +17.0% | +9.2% | 12.6% | 5.8% | +1.3 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +19.4% | +15.2% | 24.9% | 12.3% | +0.2 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +40.0% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| Since launch | +29.6% | +57.3% | 45.4% | 29.1% | −2.3 pts | −32.0 pts |
| GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF Option income on GDX, paying weekly | SLJY Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold miners (GDX) | Junior silver miners (SILJ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 56.2% | 23.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 45.4% (since launch on Oct 30, 2025) | 25.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −17.3% | +12.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.6% (since launch on Oct 30, 2025) | +40.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +31.9% | +53.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.3 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 323 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $84m | $78m |
GDXW in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 30, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, GDXW paid 45.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +29.6%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +31.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 56.2%, paid weekly.
SLJY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SLJY paid 25.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +40.0%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +53.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.4%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, GDXW against SLJY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gdxw-vs-sljy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.