# Income ETFs that write options on metals

> Every option-income ETF on metals: 13 funds on cash paid, total return with distributions reinvested and whether holders finished ahead, as of Oct 9, 2026.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .

## Income ETFs that write options on metals

Each writes options on gold, silver or mining companies, through a fund that holds them. 13 funds, largest payer first, each measured against what it writes on. Over the last year 0 of the 3 with a full year finished ahead of it once the cash is counted in.

3 of the 13 income ETFs that write on metals, how many finished ahead of the index or stock they write options on, as of Oct 9, 2026. The rest are in the table below: 10 have no figure for this window yet.

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| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Benchmark | Paid 1Y | Total return 1Y | Ahead or behind 1Y | Return of capital, latest | Return Stability Score | Net assets |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GDXY | YieldMax(R) Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF | YieldMax | GDX | 44.4% | +3.4% | −15.6 pts | 92.9% | 6.6 | $305m |
| KSLV | Kurv Silver Enhanced Income ETF | Kurv | none | 29.9% | +18.0% | not available | 91.0% | | $117m |
| SLJY | Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF | Amplify | its own holdings | 24.2% | +18.6% | not available | not published | | $72m |
| IGLD | FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF | First Trust | GLD | 20.5% | +2.7% | −2.5 pts | not published | 30.6 | $584m |
| KGLD | Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF | Kurv | none | 15.1% | +4.1% | not available | 86.0% | | $161m |
| IAUI | NEOS Gold High Income ETF | NEOS | GLD | 12.6% | +3.1% | −2.1 pts | 84.0% | 37.5 | $648m |
| SLVY | FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF | First Trust | SLV | not published | not published | not available | not published | | $1m |
| NUGY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF | GraniteShares | none | not published | not published | not available | 95.7% | | $5m |
| GLDN | Nicholas Gold Income ETF | Nicholas | its own holdings | not published | not published | not available | not published | | $3m |
| SLVX | Nicholas Silver Income ETF | Nicholas | its own holdings | not published | not published | not available | not published | | $4m |
| GDXW | Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF | Roundhill | GDX | not published | not published | not available | not published | | $81m |
| GLDW | Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF | Roundhill | GLD | not published | not published | not available | not published | | $18m |
| MINY | YieldMax(R) Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | its own holdings | not published | not published | not available | 97.5% | | $10m |

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