Data as of .
IGLD vs SLVX: which paid, and which earned it?
IGLD and SLVX both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IGLD and SLVX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IGLD | Only in SLVX |
|---|---|
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 143.25% | Sprott Physical Silver Trust 17.39% |
| US Dollar 0.49% | Pan American Silver Corp 8.13% |
| 2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 581.82 0.10% | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 8.10% |
| 2026-09-30 SPDR® Gold Trust C 408.42 -0.17% | Silvercorp Metals Inc 8.03% |
| 2026-11-30 SPDR® Gold Trust P 581.82 -43.67% | First Majestic Silver Corp 7.94% |
| SSR Mining Inc 7.63% | |
| Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 7.40% | |
| Fortuna Mining Corp 6.51% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGLD | SLVX | IGLD | SLVX | IGLD | SLVX | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +4.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% | −1.3 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 6 months | −2.2% | +3.3% | 10.7% | 11.8% | +0.8 pts | +5.9 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% | −15.5% | 64.5% | 10.6% | −55.2 pts | −1.0 pts |
| IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF Option income on GLD, paying monthly | SLVX Nicholas Silver Income ETF Option income on SLV, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Nicholas |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Gold (GLD) | Silver (SLV) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 22.5% | 25.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.16% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 21.6% | 10.6% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.9% | −25.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.3% | −15.5% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +19.5% | −14.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.2 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2025 days | 212 days |
| Net assets | $612m | $2m |
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.
SLVX in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, SLVX paid 10.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −15.5%. Silver (SLV) returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.
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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, IGLD against SLVX, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/igld-vs-slvx Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.