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Simplify Gold Strategy PLUS Income ETF

YGLDNYSE ArcaSimplifyC

$27.53+0.90 (+3.38%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C49/ 100

Rank 5 of 12 in Gold & Metals Option Income

C49/100Rank 5 of 12inGold & Metals Option Income
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 26.63 to 27.53. Range 27.24 to 27.79. Use the arrow keys to read each point.27.0027.2527.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.54%*
Fund size
$29M
1Y total return
−21.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
29.28%
Holdings
15
Avg volume · 30D
12.7K sh
52W range
low $26.34high $59.22
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

*After a fee waiver that ends Oct 31, 2027. Without it: 0.59%.

The ETF.net YGLD Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 49 out of 100

Category
Gold & Metals Option Income⁠
Rank
5 of 12
Six-pillar profile for YGLD. Scores out of 100: Cost 96, Risk 24, Mission 20, Tradability 27, Holdings not scored, Durability 57. Strongest: Cost (96). Weakest: Mission (20). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 49 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.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 12

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F24 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 12

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 12

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 12

Our read on YGLD

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost gold-income ETFs sell calls on gold and cap its upside. YGLD flips it: up to roughly 150% gold exposure via futures, with the income coming from option spreads written on other ETFs. 0.62% a year, below the category norm.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks income and capital appreciation through an actively managed gold futures strategy and an income-generating options strategy.

Why people hold it

  • The income is not carved out of gold's upside. Rather than selling calls on gold, the fund writes put and call spreads on equity, bond and currency ETFs, and distributes monthly.sec.gov
  • At 0.62% it undercuts every peer at the top of the gold-income group: IAUI at 0.79%, SLJY at 0.76%, IGLD at 0.85%, KGLD at 0.99%. Gross and net are the same figure, with no waiver holding it down.
  • Futures carry the gold exposure, targeting about 150% per dollar at the start of each quarter and resetting quarterly, not daily. No daily compounding reset to track.sec.govsimplify.us

Worth knowing

  • Leverage works in both directions. At roughly 150% exposure a drop in gold lands harder, and since the reset is quarterly, actual exposure drifts above or below that target in between.simplify.us
  • The options sleeve carries its own separate risk: a written spread can lose up to the gap between its two strike prices, on ETFs that have nothing to do with gold.simplify.us
  • Plumbing to know: up to 25% of assets sits in a wholly owned Cayman subsidiary outside 1940 Act protections, and this is one of the smaller, lighter-traded funds in its category.sec.gov

YGLD Performance

Launched Dec 2, 2024

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.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
YGLD$7,881
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. YGLD $7,881. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,500$10,000$12,500$15,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 YGLD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodYGLD
Year to date−27.0%
1 month−8.3%
3 months−8.8%
1 year−21.2%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
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 YGLD
YearReturn barYGLD
2026 YTD−27.0%
2025+100.4%
2024−4.2%

History from Dec 3, 2024

YGLD in the news

YGLD 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 Nov 2, 2026.
29.28%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$8.06Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.35 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 15 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Mar 26, 2025 $0.15; Jun 25, 2025 $0.50; Sep 25, 2025 $1.00; Nov 21, 2025 $2.00; Dec 23, 2025 $2.25; Jan 27, 2026 $0.50; Feb 24, 2026 $0.50; Mar 26, 2026 $0.40; Apr 27, 2026 $0.40; May 26, 2026 $0.40; Jun 25, 2026 $0.28; Jul 28, 2026 $0.28; Aug 26, 2026 $0.35; Sep 25, 2026 $0.35; Oct 27, 2026 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.35
Sep 25, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.35
Aug 26, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.35
Jul 28, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.28
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.28
May 26, 2026May 29, 2026$0.40
Apr 27, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.40
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.40
Feb 24, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.50
Jan 27, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.50
Dec 23, 2025Dec 31, 2025$2.25
Nov 21, 2025Nov 28, 2025$2.00

See all 15 payments⁠

$10,000 in YGLD 1 year ago paid $1,889 in dividends.⁠

YGLD Risk

Risk pillarF24 out of 100Rank 12 of 12 in Gold & Metals Option Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
38.7%
Annualised · 22 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.
0.58
vs 3-month T-bills · 22 months 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.
−49.0%
22 months · 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.
0.37
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.

YGLD Cost

Cheapest in Gold & Metals Option Income

$10,720

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

  • YGLD 0.54%

    $10,720

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • YGLD 0.54%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530YGLD $10,720

Year by year

YearYGLD
10$971
20$3,724
30$10,720
How the 0.54% is worked out

Full fee 0.59%− waiver 0.05%= you pay 0.54%

The waiver ends Oct 31, 2027. After that the fee is 0.59% unless Simplify renews it. Source: prospectus, Oct 2026.

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