Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
IAUI vs MINY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
IAUI and MINY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $658m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Gold High Income ETF, and $5.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF.
3.1 pts behind GLD
IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −11.6%, total −0.3%, GLD +2.8%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
IAUI
−0.3%
3.1 pts behind GLD
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts behind GLD
IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −11.6%, total −0.3%, GLD +2.8%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GLD
+2.8%
IAUI
−0.3%
3.1 pts behind GLD
12.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −11.6%, total −0.3%, GLD +2.8%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
16.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
IAUI costs 0.22 points a year less; IAUI is far larger, $658m against $5.8m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | IAUI | MINY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −0.3% | not published |
| Price change | fell 11.6% (1 year) | fell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Gold, measured through GLD | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.01% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $658m | $5.8m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, IAUI and MINY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | IAUI | MINY | IAUI | MINY | IAUI | MINY |
| 3 months | −4.7% | −9.7% | 3.0% | 7.4% | −0.3 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 6 months | −13.0% | −20.3% | 5.4% | 12.6% | +0.6 pts | −25.4 pts |
| 1 year | −0.3% | – | 12.6% | – | −3.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: IAUI Jun 2025 · MINY Feb 2026 | +11.2% | −22.5% | 18.7% | 16.5% | −9.2 pts | −35.2 pts |
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IAUI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IAUI paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. Gold (GLD) returned +2.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
MINY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 27, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MINY paid 16.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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