Roundhill Investments - Gold WeeklyPay ETF
$39.04−0.13 (−0.34%)
- 0.99%
- $19M
- 0M sh
- $39.59
- low $38.31high $69.97
The ETF.net GLDW Grade
B
Score 55 out of 100
- 18 of 99
Score 55 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C54 out of 100Rank 45 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B62 out of 100Rank 8 of 10Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 57 of 96Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B67 out of 100Rank 23 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 36 of 99
Our read on GLDW
BGold, geared, on a payday schedule. GLDW targets 1.2 times the SPDR Gold Trust's weekly total return before fees and distributes weekly, a milder, week-by-week take on leverage in a cohort built around 3x daily resets.
GLDW seeks weekly distributions and calendar-week returns equal to 1.2 times the weekly total return of the SPDR Gold Trust, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Gentle leverage by category standards: 1.2x, measured over a calendar week instead of a single day, so the compounding drag from daily resets doesn't apply the same way.roundhillinvestments.com
- Weekly payouts on a gold-linked fund, rare packaging in a corner of the market where most products pay nothing at all.roundhillinvestments.com
- 0.99% expense ratio, a touch below the typical leveraged bull fund and level with long-running names like QLD (0.98%) and DDM (0.96%).
- Bullion exposure comes through a 1940 Act fund tracking the largest US gold trust, not a futures roll or a physical vault account you manage yourself.
Worth knowing
- Payouts can include return of capital, meaning part of a distribution may be your own principal coming back rather than investment income.
- Leverage runs both directions: down weeks in gold hit 1.2x too, and results over stretches longer than one week can drift from that multiple.
- A small, lightly traded fund launched in 2025, so there's little history to judge and bid-ask spreads can be wider than in the category's veterans.
GLDW Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 228%
- 78463V107 TRS 120226 NM
GLDW Performance
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GLDW$9,202
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | GLDW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −8.0% |
| 1 month | −5.1% |
| 3 months | +0.7% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | GLDW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −8.0% | |
| 2025 | +7.6% |
GLDW in the news
GLDW Dividends
- $0.16 per share
- Weekly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
GLDW Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.37
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GLDW Cost
0.99%
GLDW0.99%
- The middle half of Leveraged Long (2x & Other) funds
- Median 1.00%
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