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Income ETFs

GLDW vs IGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GLDW paid 27.2% of its price in cash against IGLD’s 20.6%, though IGLD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF, and $555m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF.

GLDW on its own →IGLD on its own →
At a glance
27.2%
GLDW cash paid, 1 year
20.6%
IGLD cash paid, 1 year
−2.1%
GLDW total return, 1 year
−0.1%
IGLD total return, 1 year
GLDW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind GLD
GLDW
−2.1%
GLD
+2.8%

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.
IGLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.9 pts behind GLD
IGLD
−0.1%
GLD
+2.8%

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 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; IGLD is far larger, $555m against $18m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GLDW vs IGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGLDWIGLD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.1%−0.1%
Price change, 1 yearfell 25.4%fell 18.8%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkGold, measured through GLDGold, measured through GLD
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$18m$555m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · IGLD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score15.9GLDW18.9IGLD

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and IGLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GLDW IGLD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GLDW
Only in IGLD
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 30,890.40 486.93%
2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 0.01%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 23,167.80 0.00%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 30,890.40 0.00%
2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 355.78 -0.76%
2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 -61.49%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 23,167.80 -325.61%
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Side by side

GLDW Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GLD, paying weekly IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding GLD synthetically, paying monthly
Issuer Roundhill First Trust
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Gold (GLD) Gold (GLD)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 7.0%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 27.2% 20.6%
Price change, 1 year −25.4% −18.8%
Total return, 1 year −2.1% −0.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.8% +2.8%
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 68%
Age 1.0 years 5.7 years
Net assets, GLDW as of Nov 4, 2026 and IGLD as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $555m

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

Window by window: GLDW vs IGLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGLDWIGLDGLDWIGLDGLDWIGLD
3 months−6.5%−5.3%6.1%3.0%−2.1 pts−0.9 pts
6 months−18.2%−13.8%10.4%7.8%−4.6 pts−0.2 pts
1 year−2.1%−0.1%27.2%20.6%−4.9 pts−2.9 pts
3 years–+67.5%–55.7%–−34.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GLDW Oct 2025 · IGLD Mar 2021−4.5%+80.2%26.5%65.7%−5.2 pts−51.7 pts

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About each fund
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.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GLDW or IGLD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GLDW paid 27.2% of its starting price in cash and IGLD paid 20.6%, so GLDW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, GLDW or IGLD?
With every distribution reinvested, GLDW returned −2.1% and IGLD −0.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GLDW or IGLD?
GLDW charges 0.99% a year and IGLD charges 0.85%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Gold (GLD) →GLDW on its own →IGLD on its own →GLDW dividend history →IGLD dividend history →IGLD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GLDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GLDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
GLDW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Roundhill page for GLDW ↗
IGLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IGLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
IGLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
First Trust page for IGLD ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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