Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GLDW vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF, and $838,838 on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
27.2%
GLDW cash paid, 1 year
2.3%
SLVY cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
−2.1%
GLDW total return, 1 year
−12.2%
SLVY total return, since launch, Jul 9, 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.
SLVY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of SLV
SLVY
−12.2%
SLV
−12.9%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLVY costs 0.14 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GLDW vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGLDWSLVY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−2.1%not published
Price changefell 25.4% (1 year)fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkGold, measured through GLDSilver, measured through SLV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$18m$838,838
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and SLVY 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 SLVY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GLDW
Only in SLVY
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.40 344.19%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 0.52%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,241.30 0.00%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,988.40 0.00%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 44.60 -0.66%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 -17.97%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.30 -228.90%
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Side by side

GLDW Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF · Option income on GLD, paying weekly SLVY FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding SLV synthetically, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Gold (GLD) Silver (SLV)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 7.1%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 27.2% 2.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −25.4% −14.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −2.1% −12.2% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.8% −12.9% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts +0.7 pts (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.0 years 118 days
Net assets, GLDW as of Nov 4, 2026 and SLVY as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $838,838

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 SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGLDWSLVYGLDWSLVYGLDWSLVY
3 months−6.5%−15.3%6.1%1.7%−2.1 pts+0.6 pts
6 months−18.2%–10.4%–−4.6 pts–
1 year−2.1%–27.2%–−4.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GLDW Oct 2025 · SLVY Jul 2026−4.5%−12.2%26.5%2.3%−5.2 pts+0.7 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.

SLVY

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.2%. Silver (SLV) returned −12.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. First Trust 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 SLVY?
GLDW charges 0.99% a year and SLVY charges 0.85%, so SLVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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