Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GDXY vs GLDN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GDXY and GLDN both write options for income.
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Net assets: $257m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF, and $2.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF.
17.7 pts behind GDX
GDXY over 1 year: paid 48.8%, price −37.3%, total +7.1%, GDX +24.8%, −17.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GDX
+24.8%
GDXY
+7.1%
48.8% cash
17.7 pts behind GDX
Total return, distributions reinvested
17.7 pts behind GDX
GDXY over 1 year: paid 48.8%, price −37.3%, total +7.1%, GDX +24.8%, −17.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GDX
+24.8%
GDXY
+7.1%
17.7 pts behind GDX
48.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GDXY over 1 year: paid 48.8%, price −37.3%, total +7.1%, GDX +24.8%, −17.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN
−20.4%
8.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GLDN since launch: paid 8.2%, price −28.1%, total −20.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GDXY costs 0.07 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GDXY | GLDN |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 37.3% (1 year) | fell 17.8% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Gold miners, measured through GDX | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 17.7 pts | behind by 3.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 1.07% |
| Net assets, GDXY as of Nov 3, 2026 and GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 | $257m | $2.8m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Feb 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 35 weekly returnsFrom Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, GDXY returned slightly more: −32.0% to −32.8%. GLDN fell slightly less at its worst: −35.6% to −36.8%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | GDXY | GLDN | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −32.0% | −32.8% | GDXY (slight) | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −52.5% | −39.2% | GLDN | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −36.8% | −35.6% | GLDN (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 35 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GDXY and GLDN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 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 | GDXY | GLDN | GDXY | GLDN | GDXY | GLDN |
| 3 months | +0.6% | −0.1% | 14.0% | 4.0% | −0.5 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 6 months | −10.0% | −11.4% | 20.7% | 6.6% | −1.5 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 1 year | +7.1% | – | 48.8% | – | −17.6 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GDXY May 2024 · GLDN Feb 2026 | +50.9% | −20.4% | 88.8% | 8.2% | −82.4 pts | not measured |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for GLDN.
GDXY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXY paid 48.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.1%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +24.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.1%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
GLDN's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −7.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, GLDN paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −11.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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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