Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GLDW vs IAUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GLDW paid 27.2% of its price in cash against IAUI’s 12.6%, though IAUI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF, and $658m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Gold High Income ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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, 2026.3.1 pts behind GLD
IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −11.6%, total −0.3%, GLD +2.8%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
IAUI
−0.3%
3.1 pts behind GLD
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts behind GLD
IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −11.6%, total −0.3%, GLD +2.8%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
IAUI
−0.3%
3.1 pts behind GLD
12.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −11.6%, total −0.3%, GLD +2.8%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
IAUI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; IAUI is far larger, $658m against $18m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GLDW | IAUI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −2.1% | −0.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 25.4% | fell 11.6% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 76% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Gold, measured through GLD | Gold, measured through GLD |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $18m | $658m |
| 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 →
Risk and return
Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 51 weekly returnsFrom Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, IAUI returned more: −5.5% to −8.8%. IAUI fell less at its worst: −23.7% to −33.1%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | GLDW | IAUI | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −8.8% | −5.5% | IAUI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −30.3% | −16.3% | IAUI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −33.1% | −23.7% | IAUI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 51 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and IAUI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 | GLDW | IAUI | GLDW | IAUI | GLDW | IAUI |
| 3 months | −6.5% | −4.7% | 6.1% | 3.0% | −2.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | −18.2% | −13.0% | 10.4% | 5.4% | −4.6 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | −2.1% | −0.3% | 27.2% | 12.6% | −4.9 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: GLDW Oct 2025 · IAUI Jun 2025 | −4.5% | +11.2% | 26.5% | 18.7% | −5.2 pts | −9.2 pts |
No client brief for this pair: the two funds' holdings are dated 126 days apart.
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
IAUI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IAUI paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. Gold (GLD) returned +2.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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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