Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GLDW vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF, and $4.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Silver Income ETF.

At a glance
27.2%
GLDW cash paid, 1 year
12.6%
SLVX cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
−2.1%
GLDW total return, 1 year
−36.4%
SLVX total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
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.
SLVX · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
SLVX
−36.4%
none

Not measured

SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLVX

−36.4%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLVX

−36.4%

12.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GLDW costs 0.17 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GLDW vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGLDWSLVX
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.1%not published
Price changefell 25.4% (1 year)fell 40.7% (6 months)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkGold, measured through GLDits own holdings
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 4.9 ptsbehind by 7.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%1.16%
Net assets, GLDW as of Nov 4, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026$18m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 35 weekly returns
GLDW SLVX
Return
Total return edge GLDW −33.1% −51.7%
Price return edge GLDW −44.4% −58.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge GLDW −33.1% −51.7%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, GLDW returned more: −33.1% to −51.7%. GLDW fell less at its worst: −33.1% to −51.7%.

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3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: GLDW vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGLDWSLVXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−33.1%−51.7%GLDWPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−44.4%−58.8%GLDWPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−33.1%−51.7%GLDWDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 35 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and SLVX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GLDW SLVX
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Only in GLDW
Only in SLVX
abrdn Physical Silver Shares E 15.59%
First Majestic Silver Corp 7.81%
SSR Mining Inc 5.64%
Silvercorp Metals Inc 5.21%
Fortuna Mining Corp 4.82%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.56%
OR Royalties Inc 4.21%
Coeur Mining Inc 4.06%
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Side by side

GLDW Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GLD, paying weekly SLVX Nicholas Silver Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Gold (GLD) SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 24.7%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.16%
Cash paid, 1 year 27.2% 12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −25.4% −46.0% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −2.1% −36.4% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.8% not published
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.0 years 259 days
Net assets, GLDW as of Nov 4, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026 $18m $4.5m

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 SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGLDWSLVXGLDWSLVXGLDWSLVX
3 months−6.5%−17.0%6.1%6.0%−2.1 pts−5.5 pts
6 months−18.2%−33.0%10.4%9.6%−4.6 pts−7.7 pts
1 year−2.1%–27.2%–−4.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GLDW Oct 2025 · SLVX Feb 2026−4.5%−36.4%26.5%12.6%−5.2 ptsnot measured

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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.

SLVX

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SLVX paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 40.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.0%. SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −25.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.7%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GLDW or SLVX?
GLDW charges 0.99% a year and SLVX charges 1.16%, so GLDW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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