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Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETF

GOLYCboeStrategy SharesC

$23.13+0.28 (+1.23%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:58 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 22.85 to 23.13. Range 23.05 to 23.54. Use the arrow keys to read each point.23.0023.3023.4023.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.90%
Fund size
$66M
1Y total return
−26.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
9.31%
Holdings
12
Avg volume · 30D
20.5K sh
52W range
low $22.53high $41.72
Launched

The ETF.net GOLY Grade

C

Score 42 out of 100

Rank
7 of 12
Six-pillar profile for GOLY. Scores out of 100: Cost 54, Risk 34, Mission 38, Tradability 29, Holdings 49, Durability 54. Strongest: Cost (54). Weakest: Tradability (29). No single pillar leads.

Score 42 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.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 12
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 6
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 12
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D29 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 12
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 6
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 12

Our read on GOLY

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost gold income funds sell calls on the metal. GOLY runs the other way: a corporate bond and Treasury sleeve stacked with roughly dollar-for-dollar notional gold exposure, with premiums harvested by writing puts on commodity futures.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks both income and long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • The gold leg is not written against. Income comes from the bond sleeve and from selling put options on commodity futures, so the metal exposure itself stays uncapped.sec.gov
  • Two engines, one ticker: about 100% market-value exposure to corporate bonds and Treasuries plus roughly 100% notional gold exposure via futures and total return swaps.sec.govsec.gov 2
  • Pays monthly by design. The board-adopted policy targets a management-set monthly rate and discloses each month how much came from income, gains or return of capital.sec.gov

Worth knowing

  • Costs 0.90%, no waiver, near the median of its 12-fund category, but several gold-income peers run cheaper (YGLD at 0.62%, IAUI at 0.79%).
  • That stacked exposure is built with leverage through a Cayman subsidiary outside 1940 Act protections, and the filings state the fund could sustain significant losses.sec.govsec.gov 2
  • Launched 2021 as a gold-hedged bond index fund; the active enhanced-yield strategy dates to January 5, 2025, and it trades thinly, so spreads can widen.sec.gov

GOLY Holdings

Asset class
Other
Holdings
12
Top-10 weight
199%
Largest holding
Recv Goly Trs BNPIG0GC91.3%

Geography

  • United States86.67%
  • United Kingdom2.90%
  • Canada1.83%
  • Japan1.58%
  • Australia0.87%
  • France0.80%
  • Switzerland0.79%
  • Germany0.60%
  • Other countries (37)3.96%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataRecv Goly Trs BNPIG0GC91.27%102,394$62.5M1
2LQDIshares Iboxx $ Investmen22.65%148,776$15.5M5
3SPIBState Street Spdr Portfol21.01%440,319$14.4M2
4USIGIshares Broad USD Investm20.19%278,998$13.8M3
5IGIBIshares 5-10 Year Investm20.09%268,415$13.8M5
6No dataRecv Goly Trs BCKTGOL3 Eq5.73%1,046$3.92M1
7No dataUnited States 0% 03/18/275.46%3,800,000$3.74M12
8VCITVanguard Intermediate-Ter4.22%36,222$2.89M9
9SCHISchwab 5-10 Year Corporat4.21%132,193$2.88M4
10No dataSsgh Fund Ltd Cfc3.75%2,060,685$2.57M1
11No dataUs T-Bill Dn 8/5/20272.83%2,000,000$1.94M10
12No dataUs T-Bill Dn 9/2/20272.82%2,000,000$1.93M6

Showing 1–12 of 12 holdings

GOLY Performance

Launched May 17, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
GOLY$7,322
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. GOLY $7,322. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$10,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for GOLY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGOLY
Year to date−31.8%
1 month−5.5%
3 months−7.1%
1 year−26.8%
3 yearsper year+13.2%
5 yearsper year+3.6%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for GOLY
YearReturn barGOLY
2026 YTD−31.8%
2025+58.0%
2024+19.8%
2023+12.7%
2022−19.9%
2021−1.3%

History from May 18, 2021

GOLY in the news

GOLY Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
9.31%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.13Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 47 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 13, 2023 $0.05; Feb 13, 2023 $0.05; Mar 13, 2023 $0.05; Apr 14, 2023 $0.05; May 11, 2023 $0.05; Jun 13, 2023 $0.05; Jul 14, 2023 $0.05; Aug 11, 2023 $0.05; Sep 14, 2023 $0.05; Oct 12, 2023 $0.05; Nov 13, 2023 $0.05; Dec 13, 2023 $0.06; Jan 12, 2024 $0.06; Feb 13, 2024 $0.06; Mar 13, 2024 $0.06; Apr 11, 2024 $0.07; May 13, 2024 $0.07; Jun 13, 2024 $0.06; Jul 12, 2024 $0.07; Aug 13, 2024 $0.07; Sep 13, 2024 $0.10; Oct 11, 2024 $0.10; Nov 13, 2024 $0.10; Dec 12, 2024 $0.11; Jan 14, 2025 $0.10; Feb 13, 2025 $0.11; Mar 13, 2025 $0.11; Apr 11, 2025 $0.11; May 13, 2025 $0.12; Jun 12, 2025 $0.30; Jul 14, 2025 $0.27; Aug 13, 2025 $0.22; Sep 12, 2025 $0.18; Oct 14, 2025 $0.14; Nov 13, 2025 $0.14; Dec 11, 2025 $0.14; Dec 29, 2025 $0.58; Jan 14, 2026 $0.15; Feb 12, 2026 $0.16; Mar 12, 2026 $0.16; Apr 14, 2026 $0.13; May 13, 2026 $0.12; Jun 11, 2026 $0.11; Jul 14, 2026 $0.11; Aug 13, 2026 $0.11; Sep 14, 2026 $0.11; Oct 13, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026$0.10
Sep 14, 2026Sep 15, 2026$0.11
Aug 13, 2026Aug 14, 2026$0.11
Jul 14, 2026Jul 15, 2026$0.11
Jun 11, 2026Jun 12, 2026$0.11
May 13, 2026May 14, 2026$0.12
Apr 14, 2026Apr 15, 2026$0.13
Mar 12, 2026Mar 13, 2026$0.16
Feb 12, 2026Feb 13, 2026$0.16
Jan 14, 2026Jan 15, 2026$0.15
Dec 29, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.58
Dec 11, 2025Dec 12, 2025$0.14

See all 65 payments⁠

$10,000 in GOLY 5 years ago paid $2,410 in dividends.⁠

GOLY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
26.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.44
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−41.2%
Trough Oct 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.57
vs its asset-class index
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.

GOLY Cost

Overpaying vs YGLD, cheapest in Gold & Metals Option Income

$6,320

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GOLY 0.90%

    $17,040

  • YGLD 0.54% Cheapest

    $10,720

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GOLY 0.90%
  • YGLD 0.54%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530GOLY $17,040YGLD $10,720

Year by year

YearGOLYYGLDOverpaying
10$1,593$971$622
20$6,015$3,724$2,291
30$17,040$10,720$6,320

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