GLDN Nicholas Gold Income ETF
Option income on GLD, paying weekly
Since its launch on Feb 18, 2026, GLDN paid 6.7% in cash and finished 1.9 points ahead of GLD.
Key facts
What a holder got
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GLDN returned −10.6% with distributions reinvested and Gold (GLD) returned −12.5%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.9 points. The lighter segment is the 6.7% that arrived as cash rather than as price.
Its ten largest equity positions
| Holding | Ticker | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | GLDM | 30.40% | |
| SSR Mining Inc | SSRM | 7.03% | |
| Franco-Nevada Corp | FNV | 5.93% | |
| Newmont Corp | NEM | 5.81% | |
| Kinross Gold Corp | KGC | 5.80% | |
| Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd | AEM | 5.66% | |
| Anglogold Ashanti Plc | AU | 5.66% | |
| Barrick Mining Corp | B | 5.42% | |
| Royal Gold Inc | RGLD | 5.35% | |
| Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd | HMY | 5.11% |
Period by period
| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | GLD | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 3.7% | +7.3% | +11.4% | +3.6% | +7.8 pts |
| 6 months | 7.5% | +1.4% | +9.4% | −3.0% | +12.3 pts |
| Since launch | 6.7% | −17.5% | −10.6% | −12.5% | +1.9 pts |
When GLDN pays
GLDN pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.0499 a share, which went ex on Sep 14, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | $0.0499 | ETFIQ projection |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 | $0.0499 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 | $0.0499 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Oct 13, 2026 | $0.0499 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 | $0.0499 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 | $0.0499 | ETFIQ projection |
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for GLDN (13, most recent first)
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | $0.0499 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $0.0492 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $0.0522 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $0.0498 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $0.0472 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $0.0441 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.0403 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $0.0415 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $0.0406 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $0.0408 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $0.0414 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $0.0413 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.0475 |
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In plain words
Since it launched on Feb 18, 2026, GLDN has returned −10.6% with distributions reinvested, against −12.5% for Gold (GLD), and has paid out 6.7% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.
| Strategy | option income |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Gold (GLD) (proxy) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026) | $3m |
| Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ) | 15.4% |
| Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 4, 2026) | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ) | 8.1% |
| Launched | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Pays | weekly |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day |
| Last paid, per share | $0.0499 ex Sep 14, 2026 |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $0.5383 |
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed
Questions people ask
- How much has GLDN paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, GLDN paid 6.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 17.5%.
- Is GLDN ahead of GLD?
- Over the period from its launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, GLDN returned −10.6% against −12.5% for Gold (GLD), so a holder was ahead of it by 1.9 points.
- How often does GLDN pay, and how much?
- GLDN pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 15.4% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- When does GLDN next pay a distribution?
- GLDN pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 14, 2026 at $0.0499 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.
- What does GLDN cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% a year.
The words on this page
- Total return
- What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
- Cash paid
- Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
- Ahead or behind
- The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
- Return of capital
- The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
- Covered call
- Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.
Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
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