GLDN vs SLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GLDN and SLVI both write options for income. Net assets: $3m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF, and $2m on Oct 13, 2026 for NEOS Silver High Income ETF.
SLVI costs 0.29 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| GLDN | SLVI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.78% |
| Net assets, GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 and SLVI as of Oct 13, 2026 | $3m | $2m |
| What it tracks | its own holdings | SLV |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 5.2 pts | |
| Price change | fell 28.2% (since Feb 18, 2026) | fell 6.3% (since Oct 7, 2026) |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026.
5.3 pts behind its own holdings
GLDN since launch: paid 7.6%, price −28.2%, total −21.2%, its own holdings −15.9%, −5.3 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
its own holdings
−15.9%
GLDN
−21.2%
5.3 pts behind its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.3 pts behind its own holdings
GLDN since launch: paid 7.6%, price −28.2%, total −21.2%, its own holdings −15.9%, −5.3 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
its own holdings
−15.9%
GLDN
−21.2%
7.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GLDN since launch: paid 7.6%, price −28.2%, total −21.2%, its own holdings −15.9%, −5.3 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
About even with SLV
SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
SLV
−6.7%
SLVI
−6.3%
about even with SLV
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SLV
SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
SLV
−6.7%
SLVI
−6.3%
about even with SLV
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
Figures to Oct 14, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GLDN and SLVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GLDN | SLVI | GLDN | SLVI | GLDN | SLVI |
| 3 months | +8.1% | not published | 4.3% | not published | −2.2 pts | not published |
| 6 months | −16.3% | not published | 6.4% | not published | −4.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch Not the same days: GLDN Feb 2026 · SLVI Oct 2026 | −21.2% | −6.3% | 7.6% | 0.0% | −5.3 pts | +0.4 pts |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About GLDN
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, GLDN paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.2%. GLDN's own holdings, without the options (from its Jul 31, 2026 filing) returned −15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Oct 14, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.9%, paid weekly.
About SLVI
Over the period from its first trade on Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, SLVI paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −6.3%. Silver (SLV) returned −6.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Questions people ask
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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