

NEOS Gold High Income ETF
$48.43−0.07 (−0.14%)
- 0.79%
- $662M
- +2.0%
- 13.92%
- 0.2M sh
- $48.70
- low $47.56high $64.57
The ETF.net IAUI Grade
Score 72 out of 100
- 2 of 12
Score 72 of 100 falls in the A 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.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B69 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 5 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 2 of 12
Our read on IAUI
AGold pays no dividend. IAUI's whole job is to change that: exposure to gold ETPs wrapped in a strategy seeking high monthly income, at 0.79% a year.
The Fund seeks high monthly income and potential appreciation through exposure to exchange-traded products that directly expose investors to gold.
Why people hold it
- Gold on its own throws off no cash. This fund seeks high monthly income from gold ETP exposure and distributes on a monthly cadence.neosfunds.com
- 0.79% a year, under the 0.99% median for its gold options-income cohort and below the miner-based route (GDXY at 1.00%, IGLD at 0.85%).
- The metal, not the miners: exposure runs through gold ETPs, so mine costs, labor strikes and company-level missteps stay out of the picture.neosfunds.com
- Sits among the strongest overall implementations in its gold-income peer group, and it changes hands with respectable volume for such a narrow niche.
Worth knowing
- One commodity, one story. No earnings or dividends sit underneath; the position lives and dies by the gold price.
- Distributions can include return of capital, which means part of a payout may be your own money handed back rather than income earned.neosfunds.com
- Launched in 2025, so the track record is short and any read on its risk profile rests on limited history.
IAUI Holdings
- Other
- 4
- 104%
- 912797VH7
IAUI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | IAUI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −5.0% |
| 1 month | −3.6% |
| 3 months | +0.9% |
| 1 year | +2.0% |
| 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 | IAUI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −5.0% | |
| 2025 | +20.6% |
IAUI in the news
IAUI Dividends
- 13.92%
- $6.75
- $0.50 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
IAUI Risk
- 20.9%
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.
- 0.45
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.
- −22.5%
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.
- 0.48
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IAUI Cost
- 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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- ASLJYAmplify SILJ Covered Call ETFExpense ratio 0.76%1 year return +16.9%
- BIGLDFT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +0.7%
- BKGLDKurv Gold Enhanced Income ETFExpense ratio 0.99%1 year return +2.0%
- CGOLYStrategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return −23.4%
- CYGLDSimplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETFExpense ratio 0.53%1 year return −12.6%

