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IGLD vs NUGY

FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF

IGLDACboe

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF

NUGYDNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

IGLD −0.33pt a year

IGLD0.85%NUGY1.18%

Avg volume · 30D

IGLD 33.8×the volume

IGLD362KNUGY10.7K

IGLD vs NUGY Performance

Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

−6.4%IGLD−4.9%NUGY

Dec 31, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. IGLD −6.4%. NUGY −4.9%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%10%15%20%Dec 2025Jun 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
IGLD 0.85%, better
NUGY 1.18%
Fund size
IGLD $564M
NUGY $6M
1Y total return
IGLD +0.1%
NUGY No data
Yield (12M)
IGLD 24.99%
NUGY No data
Holdings
IGLD 3
NUGY 6
Avg volume (30D)
IGLD 362K sh, better
NUGY 10.7K sh
NAV per share
IGLD $19.52
NUGY $11.05
52W range

ETF.net Grade

IGLD: Cost 66, Risk 69, Mission 69, Tradability 72, Holdings not scored, Durability 95. NUGY: Cost 3, Risk 72, Mission not scored, Tradability 42, Holdings not scored, Durability 40.
Pillar letters and Scores for IGLD, NUGY, with each pillar’s weight
PillarIGLDNUGY
Cost30% weightB66HigherF3
Mission25% weightB69Not scored
Risk15% weightB69A72Higher
Tradability15% weightA72HigherC42
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightA95HigherC40

Rank among Gold & Metals Option Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. IGLD and NUGY are both graded against the same 12 Gold & Metals Option Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Gold & Metals Option Income⁠

Category · 12 funds
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IGLD ranks 3rd and NUGY 12th of 12 funds in the Gold & Metals Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 1AIAUINEOS Gold High Income ETFScore 75
  2. Rank 1ASLJYAmplify SILJ Covered Call ETFScore 75
  3. Rank 3AIGLDFT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETFScore 70
  4. Rank 4BKGLDKurv Gold Enhanced Income ETFScore 57
  5. Rank 11DGOLIDefiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETFScore 35
  6. Rank 12DNUGYGraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETFScore 30

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IGLDAFT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF

NUGYDGraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF

In short

IGLD Gold that pays you monthly. IGLD holds Treasuries plus options tied to the SPDR Gold Trust, chasing bullion's price moves while selling calls to fund a monthly distribution. Running since 2021.

NUGY NUGY doesn't own gold or a single miner. It sells put options on a 2x daily gold miners ETF, harvesting premium from one of the most volatile corners of the gold trade, with only capped exposure to the leveraged fund itself.

Stated mandate

IGLD The fund seeks participation in the price returns of SPDR Gold Trust while providing consistent income. It invests mainly in U.S. Treasury securities and a subsidiary holding exchange-traded options referencing that gold ETF.

NUGY NUGY seeks income by primarily selling put options on leveraged ETFs designed to track a 2x daily version of the Arca Gold Miners Index, with secondary capped exposure to that leveraged ETF.

Why people hold it

  • IGLD An early mover in gold options-income. Launched in 2021, it has run its call-selling engine through real gold cycles, not a backtest.ftportfolios.com
  • 0.85% a year undercuts the typical fee in the gold options-income crowd.
  • Plain plumbing: Treasuries as collateral, a subsidiary holding the gold options, all inside a standard 1940 Act fund. No K-1 partnership paperwork.ftportfolios.com
  • Distributions land monthly, and the fund sits among the stronger builds in its peer group for doing what its documents say.
  • NUGY Unusual engine: income is generated by selling puts on a leveraged fund built to deliver 2x the daily move of gold miners, not by holding the miners.
  • Anchored to a named, published benchmark, the Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM), so the underlying exposure is defined rather than discretionary.
  • Standard 1940 Act fund wrapper: regular 1099 reporting, no K-1 to wait on at tax time.

Worth knowing

  • IGLD No bars in a vault here. Exposure comes from options referencing a gold ETF, and the calls sold to fund income trim how much of a gold rally you keep.ftportfolios.com
  • Part of a payout can be return of capital, which is your own money coming back and lowers your cost basis.ftportfolios.com
  • Not the cheapest seat in the room: YGLD charges 0.53% for its own gold-plus-income spin.
  • NUGY Fee of 1.07% sits above the gold-income cohort median and above peers such as IAUI (0.79%) and YGLD (0.53%).
  • Selling puts swaps upside for premium: a miners rally largely passes the fund by, while a slide arrives through a 2x daily product.
  • The issuer discloses payouts can include return of capital (principal coming back to you), and a late-2025 launch leaves a short track record.

Full IGLD profile⁠

Full NUGY profile⁠

IGLD vs NUGY Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

IGLD vs NUGY Cost

Overpaying NUGY vs IGLD

$5,344

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

  • IGLD 0.85%

    $16,199

  • NUGY 1.18%

    $21,543

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IGLD 0.85%
  • NUGY 1.18%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K051015202530NUGY $21,543IGLD $16,199

Year by year

YearIGLDNUGYOverpaying
10$1,508$2,065$557
20$5,706$7,697$1,991
30$16,199$21,543$5,344

Expense ratio

  • 0.85%IGLD, cheaper
  • 1.18%NUGY
  • Middle half of Gold & Metals Option Income funds
  • Median 0.95%

IGLD 4th cheapest of 12 funds

NUGY 12th cheapest of 12 funds

IGLD vs NUGY Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
IGLD 24.99%
NUGY No data
Payout (12M)
IGLD $4.96
NUGY No data
Last payment
IGLD $0.11
NUGY $0.13
Ex-dividend
IGLD Nov 2, 2026
NUGY Nov 6, 2026
Paid on
IGLD Nov 3, 2026
NUGY Pays Nov 10, 2026
Frequency
IGLD Monthly
NUGY Weekly

Distribution history

Per share, 2026, same scale for both

IGLDMonthly · 10 paymentsAll IGLD payments⁠
One bar per payment. 10 payments in 2026 YTD. Feb 2, 2026 $0.55; Mar 2, 2026 $0.50; Apr 1, 2026 $0.48; May 1, 2026 $0.44; Jun 1, 2026 $0.44; Jul 1, 2026 $0.43; Aug 3, 2026 $0.42; Sep 1, 2026 $0.40; Oct 1, 2026 $0.12; Nov 2, 2026 $0.11. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD
NUGYWeekly · 45 paymentsAll NUGY payments⁠
One bar per payment. 45 payments in 2026 YTD. Jan 2, 2026 $0.45; Jan 9, 2026 $0.43; Jan 16, 2026 $0.44; Jan 23, 2026 $0.44; Jan 30, 2026 $0.47; Feb 6, 2026 $0.42; Feb 13, 2026 $0.42; Feb 20, 2026 $0.41; Feb 27, 2026 $0.43; Mar 6, 2026 $0.39; Mar 13, 2026 $0.38; Mar 20, 2026 $0.35; Mar 27, 2026 $0.33; Apr 2, 2026 $0.35; Apr 10, 2026 $0.33; Apr 17, 2026 $0.35; Apr 24, 2026 $0.32; May 1, 2026 $0.31; May 8, 2026 $0.31; May 15, 2026 $0.24; May 22, 2026 $0.19; May 29, 2026 $0.19; Jun 5, 2026 $0.18; Jun 12, 2026 $0.18; Jun 18, 2026 $0.18; Jun 26, 2026 $0.17; Jul 2, 2026 $0.17; Jul 10, 2026 $0.16; Jul 17, 2026 $0.16; Jul 24, 2026 $0.16; Jul 31, 2026 $0.16; Aug 7, 2026 $0.16; Aug 14, 2026 $0.16; Aug 21, 2026 $0.17; Aug 28, 2026 $0.16; Sep 4, 2026 $0.14; Sep 11, 2026 $0.14; Sep 18, 2026 $0.13; Sep 25, 2026 $0.14; Oct 2, 2026 $0.13; Oct 9, 2026 $0.13; Oct 16, 2026 $0.13; Oct 23, 2026 $0.13; Oct 30, 2026 $0.13; Nov 6, 2026 $0.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD

IGLD vs NUGY Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
IGLD 15.8%NUGY No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
IGLD 0.83NUGY No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
IGLD −26.0%NUGY No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
IGLD 0.22NUGY 0.38

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