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GDXW vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $81m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF, and $838,838 on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
53.9%
GDXW cash paid, 1 year
2.3%
SLVY cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
+20.3%
GDXW total return, 1 year
−12.2%
SLVY total return, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
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% 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.
SLVY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY
−12.2%
SLV
−12.9%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLVY costs 0.14 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXW vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGDXWSLVY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+20.3%not published
Price changefell 27.7% (1 year)fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkGold miners, measured through GDXSilver, measured through SLV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$74m$838,838
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 17, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 15 weekly returns
GDXW SLVY
Return
Total return edge GDXW +7.9% −11.5%
Price return edge GDXW −6.5% −13.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SLVY (slight) −29.9% −27.2%
Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, GDXW returned more: +7.9% to −11.5%. SLVY fell slightly less at its worst: −27.2% to −29.9%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: GDXW vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGDXWSLVYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+7.9%−11.5%GDXWPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−6.5%−13.0%GDXWPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−29.9%−27.2%SLVY (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 15 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDXW SLVY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GDXW
Only in SLVY
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.40 344.19%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 0.52%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,241.30 0.00%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,988.40 0.00%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 44.60 -0.66%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 -17.97%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.30 -228.90%
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Side by side

GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GDX, paying weekly SLVY FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding SLV synthetically, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Gold miners (GDX) Silver (SLV)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 26.0% 7.1%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 53.9% 2.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −27.7% −14.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +20.3% −12.2% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +24.8% −12.9% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Ahead or behind −4.5 pts +0.7 pts (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.0 years 118 days
Net assets, GDXW as of Nov 4, 2026 and SLVY as of Nov 3, 2026 $81m $838,838

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 SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGDXWSLVYGDXWSLVYGDXWSLVY
3 months−0.6%−15.3%12.6%1.7%−1.7 pts+0.6 pts
6 months−13.0%–19.7%–−4.5 pts–
1 year+20.3%–53.9%–−4.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GDXW Oct 2025 · SLVY Jul 2026+11.0%−12.2%49.7%2.3%−5.9 pts+0.7 pts

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Client brief

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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.

SLVY

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.2%. Silver (SLV) returned −12.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

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