Data as of .
GLDW vs NUGY: which paid, and which earned it?
GLDW and NUGY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and NUGY hold 96% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GLDW | NUGY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 100.00% | 95.75% |
| Only in GLDW | Only in NUGY |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 4.25% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLDW | NUGY | GLDW | NUGY | GLDW | NUGY | |
| 3 months | +3.3% | −2.3% | 6.5% | 14.3% | −0.3 pts | −18.0 pts |
| 6 months | −5.5% | −0.5% | 12.4% | 31.6% | −2.6 pts | −19.7 pts |
| Since launch | +5.2% | −3.1% | 24.3% | 52.9% | −3.2 pts | −30.3 pts |
| GLDW Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF Option income on GLD, paying weekly | NUGY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF Synthetic covered call on GDX, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold (GLD) | Gold miners (GDX) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 28.4% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 24.3% (since launch on Oct 30, 2025) | 52.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −17.4% | −52.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.2% (since launch on Oct 30, 2025) | −3.1% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +8.4% | +27.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −30.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 96% |
| Age | 323 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $20m | $6m |
GLDW in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 30, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, GLDW paid 24.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. Gold (GLD) returned +8.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 28.4%, paid weekly.
NUGY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NUGY paid 52.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.1%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +27.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 30.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 58.4%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, GLDW or NUGY?
- GLDW charges 0.99% a year and NUGY charges 1.07%, so GLDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, GLDW against NUGY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gldw-vs-nugy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.