Which is cheaper, IGLD or SLVX?

IGLD charges 0.85% a year and SLVX charges 1.16%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IGLD vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

IGLD and SLVX both write options for income.

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Net assets: $555m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF, and $4.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Silver Income ETF.

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At a glance

20.6%

IGLD cash paid, 1 year

12.6%

SLVX cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026

−0.1%

IGLD total return, 1 year

−36.4%

SLVX total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026

IGLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD

−0.1%

GLD

+2.8%

2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GLD

+2.8%

IGLD

−0.1%

2.9 pts behind GLD

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.9 pts behind GLD

IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GLD

+2.8%

IGLD

−0.1%

2.9 pts behind GLD

20.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IGLD over 1 year: paid 20.6%, price −18.8%, total −0.1%, GLD +2.8%, −2.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLVX · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

SLVX

−36.4%

none

Not measured

SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLVX

−36.4%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLVX

−36.4%

12.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IGLD costs 0.31 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IGLD vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IGLD	SLVX
Paid and earned
Measure	IGLD	SLVX
Total return, 1 year	−0.1%	not published
Price change	fell 18.8% (1 year)	fell 40.7% (6 months)
Against its benchmark
Measure	IGLD	SLVX
Benchmark	Gold, measured through GLD	its own holdings
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 2.9 pts	behind by 7.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	IGLD	SLVX
Expense ratio	0.85%	1.16%
Net assets, IGLD as of Nov 3, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026	$555m	$4.5m
Holdings
Measure	IGLD	SLVX
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGLD and SLVX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGLD SLVX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGLD

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 30,890.40 486.93%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 0.01%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 23,167.80 0.00%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return C 30,890.40 0.00%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 355.78 -0.76%

2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 -61.49%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Index - Price Return P 23,167.80 -325.61%

Only in SLVX

abrdn Physical Silver Shares E 15.59%

First Majestic Silver Corp 7.81%

SSR Mining Inc 5.64%

Silvercorp Metals Inc 5.21%

Fortuna Mining Corp 4.82%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.56%

OR Royalties Inc 4.21%

Coeur Mining Inc 4.06%

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Side by side

IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding GLD synthetically, paying monthly SLVX Nicholas Silver Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust Nicholas

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Gold (GLD) SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 7.0% 24.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 1.16%

Cash paid, 1 year 20.6% 12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −18.8% −46.0% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)

Total return, 1 year −0.1% −36.4% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +2.8% not published

Ahead or behind −2.9 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 68% 100%

Age 5.7 years 259 days

Net assets, IGLD as of Nov 3, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026 $555m $4.5m

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: IGLD vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IGLD	SLVX	IGLD	SLVX	IGLD	SLVX
3 months	−5.3%	−17.0%	3.0%	6.0%	−0.9 pts	−5.5 pts
6 months	−13.8%	−33.0%	7.8%	9.6%	−0.2 pts	−7.7 pts
1 year	−0.1%	–	20.6%	–	−2.9 pts	–
3 years	+67.5%	–	55.7%	–	−34.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: IGLD Mar 2021 · SLVX Feb 2026	+80.2%	−36.4%	65.7%	12.6%	−51.7 pts	not measured

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About each fund

IGLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IGLD paid 20.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. Gold (GLD) returned +2.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 68% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SLVX

SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −25.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.6 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SLVX paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 40.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.0%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.7%, paid weekly. Nicholas 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, IGLD or SLVX?: IGLD charges 0.85% a year and SLVX charges 1.16%, so IGLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IGLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for IGLD ↗

SLVX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SLVX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SLVX 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nicholas website ↗

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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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