Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GDXY vs GLDW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXY paid 48.8% of its price in cash against GLDW’s 27.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $257m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF, and $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay 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% as 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, 2026.4.9 pts behind GLD
GLDW over 1 year: paid 27.2%, price −25.4%, total −2.1%, GLD +2.8%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
GLDW
−2.1%
4.9 pts behind GLD
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.9 pts behind GLD
GLDW over 1 year: paid 27.2%, price −25.4%, total −2.1%, GLD +2.8%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
GLDW
−2.1%
4.9 pts behind GLD
27.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GLDW over 1 year: paid 27.2%, price −25.4%, total −2.1%, GLD +2.8%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GLDW costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; GDXY is 14.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GDXY | GLDW |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.1% | −2.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 37.3% | fell 25.4% |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Gold miners, measured through GDX | Gold, measured through GLD |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $257m | $18m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GDXY and GLDW 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 | GDXY | GLDW | GDXY | GLDW | GDXY | GLDW |
| 3 months | +0.6% | −6.5% | 14.0% | 6.1% | −0.5 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 6 months | −10.0% | −18.2% | 20.7% | 10.4% | −1.5 pts | −4.6 pts |
| 1 year | +7.1% | −2.1% | 48.8% | 27.2% | −17.6 pts | −4.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: GDXY May 2024 · GLDW Oct 2025 | +50.9% | −4.5% | 88.8% | 26.5% | −82.4 pts | −5.2 pts |
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.
GLDW
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GLDW paid 27.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Gold (GLD) returned +2.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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