SLVI vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SLVI and SLVX both write options for income. Net assets: $2m on Oct 13, 2026 for NEOS Silver High Income ETF, and $4m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Silver Income ETF.

SLVI costs 0.38 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SLVI vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SLVISLVX
Expense ratio0.78%1.16%
Net assets, SLVI as of Oct 13, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026$2m$4m
What it tracksSLVits own holdings
Holdings in common0%
Price changefell 6.3% (since Oct 7, 2026)fell 42.2% (since Feb 18, 2026)

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026.

0.0%
SLVI cash paid, since launch, Oct 7, 2026
11.8%
SLVX cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
−6.3%
SLVI total return, since launch, Oct 7, 2026
−32.9%
SLVX total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
SLVI · since launch to Oct 14, 2026About even with SLV
SLVI
−6.3%
SLV
−6.7%

About even with SLV

SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

SLV

−6.7%

SLVI

−6.3%

about even with SLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SLV

SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

SLV

−6.7%

SLVI

−6.3%

about even with SLV

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SLVI since launch: paid 0.0%, price −6.3%, total −6.3%, SLV −6.7%, +0.4 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

SLVX · since launch to Oct 14, 20269.1 pts behind its own holdings
SLVX
−32.9%
Own
−23.8%

9.1 pts behind its own holdings

SLVX since launch: paid 11.8%, price −42.2%, total −32.9%, its own holdings −23.8%, −9.1 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

its own holdings

−23.8%

SLVX

−32.9%

9.1 pts behind its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.1 pts behind its own holdings

SLVX since launch: paid 11.8%, price −42.2%, total −32.9%, its own holdings −23.8%, −9.1 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

its own holdings

−23.8%

SLVX

−32.9%

11.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVX since launch: paid 11.8%, price −42.2%, total −32.9%, its own holdings −23.8%, −9.1 pts. Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

Figures to Oct 14, 2026.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SLVI and SLVX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SLVI SLVX
Only in SLVI
iShares Silver Trust 18.79%
SLV 01/15/2027 55.5 C 3.13%
SLV 11/20/2026 60 C -0.14%
SLV 11/20/2026 58 C -0.20%
SLV 01/15/2027 55.5 P -10.60%
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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Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: SLVI vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSLVISLVXSLVISLVXSLVISLVX
3 monthsnot published−3.4%not published6.7%not published−4.3 pts
6 monthsnot published−31.4%not published9.6%not published−8.2 pts
Since launch
Not the same days: SLVI Oct 2026 · SLVX Feb 2026
−6.3%−32.9%0.0%11.8%+0.4 pts−9.1 pts

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On the same fields

SLVI
NEOS Silver High Income ETF · Option income on SLV
SLVX
Nicholas Silver Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly
Issuer NEOS Nicholas
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Silver (SLV) SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its Jul 31, 2026 filing)
Pays not established weekly
Payout rate, annualized not published 27.4%
Expense ratio 0.78% 1.16%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) 11.8% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −6.3% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) −42.2% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −6.3% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) −32.9% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −6.7% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) −23.8% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind +0.4 pts (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) −9.1 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 7 days 238 days
Net assets, SLVI as of Oct 13, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026 $2m $4m

As of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About SLVI

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 7, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, SLVI paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −6.3%. Silver (SLV) returned −6.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

About SLVX

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026, SLVX paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 42.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −32.9%. SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its Jul 31, 2026 filing) returned −23.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Oct 14, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.4%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SLVI or SLVX?
SLVI charges 0.78% a year and SLVX charges 1.16%, so SLVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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