Data as of .
IGLD vs NUGY: which paid, and which earned it?
IGLD and NUGY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IGLD and NUGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IGLD | Only in NUGY |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 143.25% | Treasury Bill 95.75% |
| US Dollar 0.49% | Treasury Bill 4.25% |
| 2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 0.10% | |
| 2026-09-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 408.42 -0.17% | |
| 2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 -43.67% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGLD | NUGY | IGLD | NUGY | IGLD | NUGY | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | −2.3% | 5.7% | 14.3% | −1.3 pts | −18.0 pts |
| 6 months | −2.2% | −0.5% | 10.7% | 31.6% | +0.8 pts | −19.7 pts |
| 1 year | +13.3% | not published | 21.6% | not published | −6.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +81.5% | not published | 55.3% | not published | −42.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +94.5% | −3.1% | 64.5% | 52.9% | −55.2 pts | −30.3 pts |
| IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF Option income on GLD, paying monthly | NUGY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF Synthetic covered call on GDX, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold (GLD) | Gold miners (GDX) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 22.5% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 21.6% | 52.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.9% | −52.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.3% | −3.1% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +19.5% | +27.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.2 pts | −30.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 96% |
| Age | 2025 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $612m | $6m |
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.
NUGY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NUGY paid 52.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.1%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +27.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 30.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 58.4%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, IGLD or NUGY?
- IGLD charges 0.85% a year and NUGY charges 1.07%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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