Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETF
$24.15−0.26 (−1.06%)
- 0.79%
- $72M
- −23.4%
- 8.86%
- 0M sh
- $24.64
- low $23.47high $41.72
The ETF.net GOLY Grade
C
Score 48 out of 100
- 5 of 12
Score 48 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.A75 out of 100Rank 3 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D38 out of 100Rank 4 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D29 out of 100Rank 10 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D29 out of 100Rank 10 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 3 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 5 of 12
Our read on GOLY
CMost gold income funds sell calls and cap the upside. GOLY runs the other way: a corporate bond portfolio does the paying, while a swap-based gold overlay rides on top with its upside intact.
The fund seeks both income and long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- The income engine is bonds, not sold calls. Corporate bonds and Treasuries generate the cash flow while the gold overlay sits on top, keeping its upside.strategysharesetfs.comstrategysharesetfs.com
- Fee runs below the median for gold income funds, matching IAUI and undercutting IGLD and GDXY.
- By design, roughly full bond exposure plus a full notional gold overlay, with a commodity basket layered on top. Distributions land monthly.strategysharesetfs.com
Worth knowing
- Stacking cuts both ways: bonds and gold are both fully in play at once, so a bad month for rates and metals together hits harder than either sleeve alone.strategysharesetfs.com
- The current fund is young. Name and strategy changed in January 2025, so earlier performance reflects a different mandate.strategysharesetfs.comsec.gov
- Trades lightly next to mainstream gold ETFs, so spreads can widen and limit orders matter.
GOLY Holdings
- Other
- 13
- 184%
- Recv Goly Trs BNPIG0GC
Geography
- United States100.00%
GOLY Performance
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GOLY$7,659
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 | GOLY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −27.4% |
| 1 month | −5.1% |
| 3 months | −3.0% |
| 1 year | −23.4% |
| 3 years | +17.3% |
| 5 years | +5.3% |
| 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 | GOLY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −27.4% | |
| 2025 | +58.0% | |
| 2024 | +19.8% | |
| 2023 | +12.7% | |
| 2022 | −19.9% | |
| 2021 | −1.3% |
GOLY in the news
First-Year Review
Kurv's silver fund paid $7.70 in year one and still lagged the metal
GOLY Dividends
- 8.86%
- $2.16
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
GOLY Risk
- 26.1%
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.
- 0.58
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.
- −38.5%
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.
- 0.57
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GOLY Cost
0.79%
GOLY0.79%
- The middle half of Gold & Metals Option Income funds
- Median 0.92%
2 of the 12 Gold & Metals Option Income funds charge less.
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- BKGLDKurv Gold Enhanced Income ETFExpense ratio 0.99%1 year return +2.0%
- CYGLDSimplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETFExpense ratio 0.53%1 year return −12.6%
- CGDXYYieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETFExpense ratio 1.00%1 year return +2.2%
- CKSLVKurv Silver Enhanced Income ETFExpense ratio 0.99%1 year return +16.5%