Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year YGLD paid 27.4% but its total return was -10.1%, so none of the payout was earned: the price fell by more than the fund paid out.
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | -57% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 146% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 28.1 / 100 · rank #363 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -0.54 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.41 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 30% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 1.28 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.38 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -49.0% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -49.0% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 1.9 yrs |
Vs. GLD (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 149% |
| Downside capture | 158% |
| Capture ratio | 0.94 |
| Beta | 1.55 |
| Correlation | 0.97 |
| Tracking | Closely |
On days GLD rose, YGLD caught 149% of the gain; on days it fell, YGLD took 158% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 15 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | $0.3500 |
| 2026-09-25 | $0.3500 |
| 2026-08-26 | $0.3500 |
| 2026-07-28 | $0.2800 |
| 2026-06-25 | $0.2800 |
| 2026-05-26 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-04-27 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-02-24 | $0.5000 |
| 2026-01-27 | $0.5000 |
| 2025-12-23 | $2.2500 |
| 2025-11-21 | $2.0000 |
Funds that track the same thing
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF | Leveraged Income | 46.7% | 71.0% | +23.2% | 46% | 211% | 196% | Loosely | 51 | 27 | Downtrend |
| KGLD Kurv Gold Enhanced Income ETF | Other | 15.9% | 17.6% | +1.9% | 12% | 104% | 105% | Closely | 38 | 20 | Downtrend |
| NUGY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 60.7% | 128.9% | – | – | 62% | 64% | Loosely | 38 | 40 | Downtrend |
| IAUI NEOS Gold High Income ETF | Other | 13.5% | 14.3% | +0.1% | -2% | 81% | 83% | Closely | 35 | 29 | Downtrend |
| GOLI Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF | Other | 20.6% | 42.2% | -2.1% | -7% | 74% | 77% | Loosely | 34 | 29 | Downtrend |
| GLDW Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF | Leveraged Income | 26.3% | 36.2% | +0.3% | 1% | 118% | 121% | Closely | 32 | 18 | Downtrend |
About YGLD
| Issuer | Simplify |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Other |
| Strategy | Gold exposure with options income overlay |
| Underlying | Gold |
| Exposure | Commodities |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Partial |
| Rate sensitivity | Low |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
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