Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GLDW vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GLDW and MINY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF, and $5.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option 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, 2026.35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
16.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
GLDW costs 0.02 points a year less; GLDW is 3.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GLDW | MINY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −2.1% | not published |
| Price change | fell 25.4% (1 year) | fell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Gold, measured through GLD | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $18m | $5.5m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and MINY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 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 | MINY | GLDW | MINY | GLDW | MINY |
| 3 months | −6.5% | −9.7% | 6.1% | 7.4% | −2.1 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 6 months | −18.2% | −20.3% | 10.4% | 12.6% | −4.6 pts | −25.4 pts |
| 1 year | −2.1% | – | 27.2% | – | −4.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GLDW Oct 2025 · MINY Feb 2026 | −4.5% | −22.5% | 26.5% | 16.5% | −5.2 pts | −35.2 pts |
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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.
MINY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 27, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MINY paid 16.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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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