Data as of .
IAUI vs IGLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IGLD paid 21.6% of its price in cash against IAUI’s 14.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IAUI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IAUI and IGLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IAUI | Only in IGLD |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 09/24/2026 73.35% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 143.25% |
| Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF 19.35% | US Dollar 0.49% |
| GLD 10/16/2026 370 C 6.89% | 2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 0.10% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/17/2026 1.00% | 2026-09-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 408.42 -0.17% |
| GLD 10/16/2026 428 C -0.13% | 2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 -43.67% |
| GLD 10/16/2026 370 P -0.21% | |
| GLD 10/16/2026 418 C -0.24% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAUI | IGLD | IAUI | IGLD | IAUI | IGLD | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.4% | 3.0% | 5.7% | −1.0 pts | −1.3 pts |
| 6 months | −1.4% | −2.2% | 5.8% | 10.7% | +1.6 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +11.9% | +13.3% | 14.1% | 21.6% | −7.7 pts | −6.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +81.5% | not published | 55.3% | not published | −42.4 pts |
| Since launch | +19.7% | +94.5% | 17.7% | 64.5% | −10.0 pts | −55.2 pts |
| IAUI NEOS Gold High Income ETF Option income on GLD, paying monthly | IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF Option income on GLD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Gold (GLD) | Gold (GLD) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 22.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% | 21.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | −7.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.9% | +13.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +19.5% | +19.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.7 pts | −6.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 470 days | 2025 days |
| Net assets | $635m | $612m |
IAUI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IAUI paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Gold (GLD) returned +19.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
IGLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IGLD paid 21.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Gold (GLD) returned +19.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IAUI or IGLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IAUI paid 14.1% of its starting price in cash and IGLD paid 21.6%, so IGLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, IAUI or IGLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, IAUI returned +11.9% and IGLD returned +13.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IGLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IAUI or IGLD?
- IAUI charges 0.79% a year and IGLD charges 0.85%, so IAUI 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, IAUI against IGLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/iaui-vs-igld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.