IAUI vs SLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

IAUI and SLVI both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 13, 2026: $661m for NEOS Gold High Income ETF and $2m for NEOS Silver High Income ETF.

SLVI costs 0.01 points a year less; IAUI is far larger, $661m against $2m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IAUI vs SLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
IAUISLVI
Expense ratio0.79%0.78%
Net assets, as of Oct 13, 2026$661m$2m
Total return, 1 year−1.0%not published
What it tracksGLDSLV
Holdings in common0%
Price changefell 12.4% (1 year)fell 6.3% (since Oct 7, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Jun 18, 2026 payment

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 14, 2026.

12.4%
IAUI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%
SLVI cash paid, since launch, Oct 7, 2026
−1.0%
IAUI total return, 1 year
−6.3%
SLVI total return, since launch, Oct 7, 2026
IAUI · 1 year to Oct 14, 2026About even with GLD
IAUI
−1.0%
GLD
−1.3%

About even with GLD

IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −12.4%, total −1.0%, GLD −1.3%, +0.3 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

GLD

−1.3%

IAUI

−1.0%

about even with GLD

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with GLD

IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −12.4%, total −1.0%, GLD −1.3%, +0.3 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

GLD

−1.3%

IAUI

−1.0%

about even with GLD

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IAUI over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −12.4%, total −1.0%, GLD −1.3%, +0.3 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

SLVI · since launch to Oct 14, 2026About even with SLV
SLVI
−6.3%
SLV
−6.7%

About even with SLV

SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

SLV

−6.7%

SLVI

−6.3%

about even with SLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SLV

SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

SLV

−6.7%

SLVI

−6.3%

about even with SLV

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IAUI and SLVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 14, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IAUI SLVI
Only in IAUI
Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF 18.97%
GLD 01/15/2027 380 C 3.40%
GLD 11/20/2026 401 C -0.17%
GLD 11/20/2026 392 C -0.30%
GLD 01/15/2027 380 P -3.31%
Only in SLVI
iShares Silver Trust 18.79%
SLV 01/15/2027 55.5 C 3.13%
SLV 11/20/2026 60 C -0.14%
SLV 11/20/2026 58 C -0.20%
SLV 01/15/2027 55.5 P -10.60%

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Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: IAUI vs SLVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIAUISLVIIAUISLVIIAUISLVI
3 months+0.4%not published3.1%not published−0.6 ptsnot published
6 months−13.1%not published5.4%not published+1.5 ptsnot published
1 year−1.0%not published12.4%not published+0.3 ptsnot published
Since launch
Not the same days: IAUI Jun 2025 · SLVI Oct 2026
+13.0%−6.3%17.7%0.0%−8.6 pts+0.4 pts

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On the same fields

IAUI
NEOS Gold High Income ETF · Option income on GLD, paying monthly
SLVI
NEOS Silver High Income ETF · Option income on SLV
Issuer NEOS NEOS
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Gold (GLD) Silver (SLV)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 12.6% not published
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.78%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.4% 0.0% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −12.4% −6.3% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −1.0% −6.3% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.3% −6.7% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026)
Ahead or behind +0.3 pts +0.4 pts (since launch, Oct 7, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% not published
Age 1.4 years 7 days
Net assets, as of Oct 13, 2026 $661m $2m

As of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About IAUI

Over the year to Oct 14, 2026, IAUI paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.0%. Gold (GLD) returned −1.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Oct 14, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

About SLVI

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, SLVI paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −6.3%. Silver (SLV) returned −6.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IAUI or SLVI?
IAUI charges 0.79% a year and SLVI charges 0.78%, so SLVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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