Which paid more, GLDW or SLJY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GLDW paid 27.2% of its starting price in cash and SLJY paid 27.5%, so SLJY 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 SLJY?

With every distribution reinvested, GLDW returned −2.1% and SLJY +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GLDW or SLJY?

GLDW charges 0.99% a year and SLJY charges 0.76%, so SLJY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GLDW vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SLJY paid 27.5% of its price in cash against GLDW’s 27.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF, and $63m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

27.2%

GLDW cash paid, 1 year

27.5%

SLJY cash paid, 1 year

−2.1%

GLDW total return, 1 year

+18.6%

SLJY 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.

SLJY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind SILJ

SLJY

+18.6%

SILJ

+19.6%

1 pt behind SILJ

SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SILJ

+19.6%

SLJY

+18.6%

27.5% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind SILJ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind SILJ

SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SILJ

+19.6%

SLJY

+18.6%

27.5% as cash

1 pt behind SILJ

27.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLJY costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points; SLJY is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GLDW vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GLDW	SLJY
Paid and earned
Measure	GLDW	SLJY
Total return, 1 year	−2.1%	+18.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 25.4%	fell 5.4%
Against its benchmark
Measure	GLDW	SLJY
Benchmark	Gold, measured through GLD	Junior silver miners, measured through SILJ
Cost and size
Measure	GLDW	SLJY
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.76%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$18m	$63m
Holdings
Measure	GLDW	SLJY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SLJY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score15.9GLDW42.8SLJY

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

GLDW 15.9

SLJY 42.8

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

By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and SLJY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GLDW SLJY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GLDW

Only in SLJY

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.31%

Hecla Mining Co 6.74%

First Majestic Silver Corp 6.17%

COEUR MINING INC. 5.48%

Skeena Resources Ltd 5.06%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.41%

Franco-Nevada Corp 4.31%

Endeavour Silver Corp 4.17%

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Side by side

GLDW Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GLD, paying weekly SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill Amplify

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Gold (GLD) Junior silver miners (SILJ)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 22.6%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.76%

Cash paid, 1 year 27.2% 27.5%

Price change, 1 year −25.4% −5.4%

Total return, 1 year −2.1% +18.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.8% +19.6%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −1.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.0 years 1.2 years

Net assets, GLDW as of Nov 4, 2026 and SLJY as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $63m

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 SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GLDW	SLJY	GLDW	SLJY	GLDW	SLJY
3 months	−6.5%	−10.0%	6.1%	5.6%	−2.1 pts	+2.0 pts
6 months	−18.2%	−17.2%	10.4%	10.2%	−4.6 pts	+4.2 pts
1 year	−2.1%	+18.6%	27.2%	27.5%	−4.9 pts	−1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GLDW Oct 2025 · SLJY Aug 2025	−4.5%	+30.8%	26.5%	33.2%	−5.2 pts	−22.3 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.

SLJY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SLJY paid 27.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +19.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GLDW or SLJY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GLDW paid 27.2% of its starting price in cash and SLJY paid 27.5%, so SLJY 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 SLJY?: With every distribution reinvested, GLDW returned −2.1% and SLJY +18.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GLDW or SLJY?: GLDW charges 0.99% a year and SLJY charges 0.76%, so SLJY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Gold (GLD) →Junior silver miners (SILJ) →GLDW on its own →SLJY on its own →GLDW dividend history →SLJY dividend history →SLJY 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 ↗

SLJY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SLJY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SLJY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for SLJY ↗

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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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