Filings Digest
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Roundhill Gold WeeklyPay ETF
$36.94−1.11 (−2.92%)
- 0.99%
- $18M
- −1.5%
- 9.36K sh
- low $35.41high $69.97
The ETF.net GLDW Grade
C
Score 43 out of 100
- 34 of 99
Score 43 of 100 falls in the C 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.F24 out of 100Rank 75 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B60 out of 100Rank 9 of 13Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 49 of 98Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A70 out of 100Rank 20 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C40 out of 100Rank 24 of 28Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B60 out of 100Rank 37 of 99
Our read on GLDW
In short
CGold, 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.
Stated mandate
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
Worth knowing
GLDW Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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GLDW$9,852
Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 | −9.2% |
| 1 month | −1.9% |
| 3 months | −6.6% |
| 1 year | −1.5% |
| 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 | −9.2% | |
| 2025 | +7.6% |
GLDW in the news
GLDW Dividends
- $0.14 per share
- Weekly
Distribution data unavailable.
GLDW Risk
- 33.0%
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.
- −0.24
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.
- −35.4%
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.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
GLDW Cost
Overpaying vs WX, cheapest in Leveraged Long (2x & Other)
$14,370
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GLDW 0.99%
$18,525
WX 0.20% Cheapest
$4,155
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GLDW | WX | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,746 | $365 | $1,381 |
| 20 | $6,565 | $1,421 | $5,144 |
| 30 | $18,525 | $4,155 | $14,370 |
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