Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NUGY vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NUGY and SLJY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $5.1m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF and $63m for Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF.
Not measured
NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUGY
−3.8%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUGY
−3.8%
56.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NUGY since launch: paid 56.0%, price −55.9%, total −3.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1 pt behind SILJ
SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SILJ
+19.6%
SLJY
+18.6%
27.5% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind SILJ
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind SILJ
SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SILJ
+19.6%
SLJY
+18.6%
27.5% as cash
1 pt behind SILJ
27.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SLJY costs 0.42 points a year less; SLJY is 12.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NUGY | SLJY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +18.6% |
| Price change | fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025) | fell 5.4% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Junior silver miners, measured through SILJ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.18% | 0.76% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $5.1m | $63m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NUGY and SLJY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NUGY | SLJY | NUGY | SLJY | NUGY | SLJY |
| 3 months | −1.4% | −10.0% | 14.0% | 5.6% | not measured | +2.0 pts |
| 6 months | −5.0% | −17.2% | 26.6% | 10.2% | not measured | +4.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | +18.6% | – | 27.5% | – | −1.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: NUGY Nov 2025 · SLJY Aug 2025 | −3.8% | +30.8% | 56.0% | 33.2% | not measured | −22.3 pts |
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NUGY
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NUGY paid 56.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SLJY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SLJY paid 27.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +19.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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