Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN vs KGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GLDN and KGLD both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF, and $155m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv Gold Enhanced 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
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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.Not measured
KGLD over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −13.3%, total +1.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KGLD
+1.3%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
KGLD over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −13.3%, total +1.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
KGLD
+1.3%
16.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KGLD over 1 year: paid 16.3%, price −13.3%, total +1.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
KGLD costs 0.08 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GLDN | KGLD |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +1.3% |
| Price change | fell 17.8% (6 months) | fell 13.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 81% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 3.7 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 and KGLD as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.8m | $155m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GLDN and KGLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 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 | GLDN | KGLD | GLDN | KGLD | GLDN | KGLD |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −6.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% | −1.4 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | −11.4% | −16.2% | 6.6% | 6.7% | −3.7 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | – | +1.3% | – | 16.3% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: GLDN Feb 2026 · KGLD Jul 2025 | −20.4% | +19.0% | 8.2% | 21.8% | not measured | not measured |
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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.
KGLD
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KGLD paid 16.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 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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