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IAUI vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $658m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Gold High Income ETF, and $838,838 on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
12.6%
IAUI cash paid, 1 year
2.3%
SLVY cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
−0.3%
IAUI total return, 1 year
−12.2%
SLVY total return, since launch, Jul 9, 2026
IAUI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts behind GLD
IAUI
−0.3%
GLD
+2.8%

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.
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

IAUI costs 0.06 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IAUI vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIAUISLVY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−0.3%not published
Price changefell 11.6% (1 year)fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkGold, measured through GLDSilver, measured through SLV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$658m$922,422
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 17, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 15 weekly returns
IAUI SLVY
Return
Total return edge IAUI −4.2% −11.5%
Price return edge IAUI −7.9% −13.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge IAUI −13.0% −27.2%
Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, IAUI returned more: −4.2% to −11.5%. IAUI fell less at its worst: −13.0% to −27.2%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IAUI vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIAUISLVYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−4.2%−11.5%IAUIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−7.9%−13.0%IAUIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−13.0%−27.2%IAUIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 15 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IAUI and SLVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IAUI SLVY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IAUI
Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF 18.96%
GLD 01/15/2027 380 C 1.70%
GLD 12/18/2026 375 C -0.42%
GLD 12/18/2026 366 C -0.64%
GLD 01/15/2027 380 P -5.60%
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

IAUI NEOS Gold High Income ETF · Option income on GLD, paying monthly 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 monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 12.4% 7.1%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.6% 2.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −11.6% −14.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −0.3% −12.2% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +2.8% −12.9% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Ahead or behind −3.1 pts +0.7 pts (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 100%
Age 1.4 years 118 days
Net assets, IAUI as of Oct 28, 2026 and SLVY as of Nov 3, 2026 $658m $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: IAUI vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIAUISLVYIAUISLVYIAUISLVY
3 months−4.7%−15.3%3.0%1.7%−0.3 pts+0.6 pts
6 months−13.0%–5.4%–+0.6 pts–
1 year−0.3%–12.6%–−3.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IAUI Jun 2025 · SLVY Jul 2026+11.2%−12.2%18.7%2.3%−9.2 pts+0.7 pts

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About each fund
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.

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, IAUI or SLVY?
IAUI charges 0.79% a year and SLVY charges 0.85%, so IAUI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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