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GLDY Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF
Closed on Jun 29, 2026. The exchange no longer lists it. These are its last figures, as of the last day it traded. It is not in ETFIQ’s rankings, scores or comparisons.
Option income on GLD, paying weeklyDefiance1.04% feeFirst traded Apr 2, 2025Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗
Over the year to Jun 29, 2026, GLDY paid 36.7% in cash and returned 4.1% in total, against 22.4% for GLD.
Price and total return, 1 year
$12.59−0.7%1 day, priceClose, Jun 29, 2026
−20%0%20%Total return +4.1%Price −30.0%
Jun 27, 2025Jun 29, 2026
Price −30.0%Total return +4.1%
Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Jun 29, 2026. Report a data error
Where the return came from
GLDY
−10.2%
GLD
1.4 pts ahead of GLD GLDY over 1 month: paid 2.2%, price −12.4%, total −10.2%, GLD −11.6%, +1.4 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD −11.6% GLDY −10.2% 1.4 pts ahead of GLD Total return, distributions reinvested 1.4 pts ahead of GLD GLDY over 1 month: paid 2.2%, price −12.4%, total −10.2%, GLD −11.6%, +1.4 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD −11.6% GLDY −10.2% 1.4 pts ahead of GLD Over the 1 month to Jun 29, 2026, GLDY returned −10.2% with distributions reinvested and Gold (GLD) returned −11.6%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.4 points. The lighter segment is the 2.2% that arrived as cash rather than as price.−11.6%
Price change −12.4%Cash paid +2.2%, reinvested+1.4 pts vs GLD
0.0%
GLDY
−11.0%
GLD
About even with GLD GLDY over 3 months: paid 7.2%, price −17.5%, total −11.0%, GLD −11.1%, +0.1 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD −11.1% GLDY −11.0% about even with GLD Total return, distributions reinvested About even with GLD GLDY over 3 months: paid 7.2%, price −17.5%, total −11.0%, GLD −11.1%, +0.1 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD −11.1% GLDY −11.0% about even with GLD Over the 3 months to Jun 29, 2026, GLDY returned −11.0% with distributions reinvested and Gold (GLD) returned −11.1%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.1 points. The lighter segment is the 7.2% that arrived as cash rather than as price.−11.1%
Price change −17.5%Cash paid +7.2%, reinvested+0.1 pts vs GLD
0.0%
GLDY
−10.9%
GLD
3.4 pts behind GLD GLDY over 6 months: paid 15.2%, price −24.3%, total −10.9%, GLD −7.5%, −3.4 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD −7.5% GLDY −10.9% 3.4 pts behind GLD Total return, distributions reinvested 3.4 pts behind GLD GLDY over 6 months: paid 15.2%, price −24.3%, total −10.9%, GLD −7.5%, −3.4 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD −7.5% GLDY −10.9% 3.4 pts behind GLD Over the 6 months to Jun 29, 2026, GLDY returned −10.9% with distributions reinvested and Gold (GLD) returned −7.5%, so a holder came out behind it by 3.4 points. The lighter segment is the 15.2% that arrived as cash rather than as price.−7.5%
Price change −24.3%Cash paid +15.2%, reinvested−3.4 pts vs GLD
0.0%
GLDY
+4.1%
GLD
18.3 pts behind GLD GLDY over 1 year: paid 36.7%, price −30.0%, total +4.1%, GLD +22.4%, −18.3 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD +22.4% GLDY +4.1% 36.7% as cash 18.3 pts behind GLD Total return, distributions reinvested 18.3 pts behind GLD GLDY over 1 year: paid 36.7%, price −30.0%, total +4.1%, GLD +22.4%, −18.3 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD +22.4% GLDY +4.1% 18.3 pts behind GLD Over the 1 year to Jun 29, 2026, GLDY returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested and Gold (GLD) returned +22.4%, so a holder came out behind it by 18.3 points. The lighter segment is the 36.7% that arrived as cash rather than as price.+22.4%
Price change −30.0%Cash paid +36.7%, reinvested−18.3 pts vs GLD
0.0%
GLDY
+3.0%
GLD
24.9 pts behind GLD GLDY since launch: paid 42.4%, price −37.4%, total +3.0%, GLD +27.9%, −24.9 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD +27.9% GLDY +3.0% 24.9 pts behind GLD Total return, distributions reinvested 24.9 pts behind GLD GLDY since launch: paid 42.4%, price −37.4%, total +3.0%, GLD +27.9%, −24.9 pts. Figures to Jun 29, 2026. GLD +27.9% GLDY +3.0% 24.9 pts behind GLD From launch to Jun 29, 2026, GLDY returned +3.0% with distributions reinvested and Gold (GLD) returned +27.9%, so a holder came out behind it by 24.9 points. The lighter segment is the 42.4% that arrived as cash rather than as price.+27.9%
Price change −37.4%Cash paid +42.4%, reinvested−24.9 pts vs GLD
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| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Price | GLD | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | −10.2% | 2.2% | −12.4% | −11.6% | +1.4 pts |
| 3M | −11.0% | 7.2% | −17.5% | −11.1% | +0.1 pts |
| 6M | −10.9% | 15.2% | −24.3% | −7.5% | −3.4 pts |
| YTD | −10.7% | 14.5% | −23.4% | −7.0% | −3.7 pts |
| 1Y | +4.1% | 36.7% | −30.0% | +22.4% | −18.3 pts |
| Since launch | +3.0% | 42.4% | −37.4% | +27.9% | −24.9 pts |
| Since launch, annualised | +2.4% | – | – | – | – |
Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Annualised is the steady yearly rate that gives the since-launch total over the same days. Not shown: 3 years, which the fund has not been listed long enough to fill (listed Apr 2025); its since-launch row covers all of its record. Source: ETFIQ.
Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested. Data as of Jun 29, 2026. Report a data error
GLDY key stats
52-week high, daily closes to Jun 29, 2026 (ETFIQ)$18.51 on Oct 20, 2025
52-week low, daily closes to Jun 29, 2026 (ETFIQ)$11.90 on Jun 11, 2026
Close on Jun 29, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$12.59, 10% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.
About GLDY
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkGold (GLD)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its prospectus names GLD as what it holds or writes options on (prospectus, Form 497, accession 0001999371-26-007440, filed 2026-04-01).
Paidweekly
Last payout, annualized (ETFIQ)30.7%
Cash paid, its last 12 months, over its last price (ETFIQ)52.5%
First tradedApr 2, 2025
How we measure
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 about GLDY
- How much did GLDY pay in its last year?
- Over the year to Jun 29, 2026, GLDY paid 36.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 30.0%.
- Did GLDY finish ahead of GLD?
- Over the year to Jun 29, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, GLDY returned +4.1% against +22.4% for Gold (GLD), so a holder was behind it by 18.3 points.
- How often did GLDY pay, and how much?
- GLDY paid weekly. Its last distribution annualized to 30.7% at its last price, on Jun 29, 2026.
- What did GLDY cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 1.04% a year.
Sources and dates
Prices, GLDY and GLDTiingo end-of-day · Jun 29, 2026
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IssuerDefiance page for GLDY ↗
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Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
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.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
Return of capital
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