Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GLDN vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GLDN and SLVY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Gold Income ETF, and $838,838 on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Silver 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, 2026.0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SLV
−12.9%
SLVY
−12.2%
0.7 pts ahead of SLV
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SLV
−12.9%
SLVY
−12.2%
0.7 pts ahead of SLV
2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SLVY costs 0.22 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GLDN | SLVY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 17.8% (6 months) | fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | Silver, measured through SLV |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 3.7 pts | ahead by 0.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, GLDN as of Jul 31, 2026 and SLVY as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.8m | $838,838 |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GLDN and SLVY 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 | SLVY | GLDN | SLVY | GLDN | SLVY |
| 3 months | −0.1% | −15.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | −1.4 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | −11.4% | – | 6.6% | – | −3.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GLDN Feb 2026 · SLVY Jul 2026 | −20.4% | −12.2% | 8.2% | 2.3% | not measured | +0.7 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.
SLVY
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.2%. Silver (SLV) returned −12.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. First Trust 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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