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GLDW vs SLVY: which paid, and which earned it?

GLDW and SLVY both write options for income.

Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF and FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

24.3%GLDW cash paid, 1 year
1.2%SLVY cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%GLDW total return, 1 year
+10.6%SLVY total return, 1 year
GLDW3.2 pts behind GLD · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
GLD+8.4%GLDW+5.2%24.3% of it arrived as cash3.2 pts behind GLDTotal return, distributions reinvestedGLD+8.4%GLDW+5.2%3.2 pts behind GLD
SLVYAbout even with SLV · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SLV+10.7%SLVY+10.6%about even with SLVTotal return, distributions reinvestedSLV+10.7%SLVY+10.6%about even with SLV

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GLDW and SLVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in GLDWOnly in SLVY
TREASURY BILL 100.00%2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.40 255.07%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 14.47%
US Dollar 2.03%
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%
2026-09-30 iShares Silver Trust C 60.13 -0.29%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 -2.11%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.30 -169.17%

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 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GLDW and SLVY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GLDWSLVYGLDWSLVYGLDWSLVY
3 months+3.3%not published6.5%not published−0.3 ptsnot published
6 months−5.5%not published12.4%not published−2.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+5.2%+10.6%24.3%1.2%−3.2 pts−0.1 pts
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GLDW and SLVY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GLDW
Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF
Option income on GLD, paying weekly
SLVY
FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF
Option income on SLV
IssuerRoundhillFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkGold (GLD)Silver (SLV)
Paysweeklynot established
Payout rate, annualized28.4%6.9%
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year24.3% (since launch on Oct 30, 2025)1.2% (since launch on Jul 9, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−17.4%+9.3%
Total return, 1 year+5.2% (since launch on Oct 30, 2025)+10.6% (since launch on Jul 9, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.4%+10.7%
Ahead or behind−3.2 pts−0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age323 days71 days
Net assets$20m$1m

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.

SLVY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 9, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, SLVY paid 1.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. Silver (SLV) returned +10.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid periodically.

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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Where these figures came from

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GLDW against SLVY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, GLDW against SLVY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gldw-vs-slvy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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