Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN vs IGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GLDN and IGLD both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF, and $555m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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, 2026.2.9 pts behind GLD
IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
IGLD
−0.1%
2.9 pts behind GLD
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.9 pts behind GLD
IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
IGLD
−0.1%
2.9 pts behind GLD
20.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
IGLD costs 0.22 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GLDN | IGLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | −0.1% |
| Price change | fell 17.8% (6 months) | fell 18.8% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | Gold, measured through GLD |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 3.7 pts | behind by 2.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 and IGLD as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.8m | $555m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GLDN and IGLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
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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 | GLDN | IGLD | GLDN | IGLD | GLDN | IGLD |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −5.3% | 4.0% | 3.0% | −1.4 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | −11.4% | −13.8% | 6.6% | 7.8% | −3.7 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | −0.1% | – | 20.6% | – | −2.9 pts |
| 3 years | – | +67.5% | – | 55.7% | – | −34.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: GLDN Feb 2026 · IGLD Mar 2021 | −20.4% | +80.2% | 8.2% | 65.7% | not measured | −51.7 pts |
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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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
IGLD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. Gold (GLD) returned +2.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 68% 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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