GLDI ETN — Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN
Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI)
GLDI is an ETN that tracks the Gold. As of August 24, 2026, its distribution rate is 14.66%, its trailing-12-month yield is 24.73%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 73/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 80.5% over the past 13.6 years, 82.5 points behind GLD at 163.0%.
At the current 14.66% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,466 per year, or $122.17 per month on an equivalent basis.
GLDI dividend yield and income
Data as of August 24, 2026.
The distribution rate (14.66%) is the latest posted forward yield, paid monthly. Trailing-12-month yield (24.73%) is the last year of payments divided by the current price. The last dividend was $1.8500. The last ex-dividend date was 08/20/2026. It was paid on 08/25/2026. At 14.66%, $10,000 would generate about $1,466 a year ($122.17 monthly-equivalent).
| Ex-date | Amount | vs year-ago payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | $1.85 | 37.6% |
| 2026-07-22 | $1.588 | -44.8% |
| 2026-06-22 | $5.559 | 92.5% |
| 2026-05-20 | $4.427 | 14.8% |
| 2026-04-22 | $3.683 | 28.4% |
| 2026-03-20 | $2.77 | 213.0% |
| 2026-02-20 | $4.312 | 124.1% |
| 2026-01-21 | $3.467 | 113.2% |
| 2025-12-22 | $3.241 | 376.6% |
| 2025-11-20 | $3.09 | 121.2% |
| 2025-10-22 | $1.71 | -25.9% |
| 2025-09-22 | $1.749 | -20.7% |
| 2025-08-20 | $1.344 | -34.5% |
| 2025-07-22 | $2.879 | 99.7% |
| 2025-06-20 | $2.888 | 145.4% |
| 2025-05-21 | $3.857 | 108.7% |
| 2025-04-22 | $2.869 | 76.3% |
| 2025-03-20 | $0.885 | 46.8% |
| 2025-02-21 | $1.924 | 122.7% |
| 2025-01-22 | $1.626 | 59.1% |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.68 | 17.6% |
| 2024-11-20 | $1.397 | -7.8% |
| 2024-10-22 | $2.308 | 474.1% |
| 2024-09-20 | $2.205 | 613.6% |
| 2024-08-21 | $2.051 | 81.0% |
| 2024-07-22 | $1.442 | 41.1% |
| 2024-06-21 | $1.177 | -26.0% |
| 2024-05-21 | $1.848 | -7.0% |
| 2024-04-19 | $1.627 | 1.6% |
| 2024-03-19 | $0.603 | -32.3% |
| 2024-02-20 | $0.864 | -50.5% |
| 2024-01-19 | $1.022 | -41.4% |
| 2023-12-19 | $0.578 | -85.3% |
| 2023-11-20 | $1.515 | 19.8% |
| 2023-10-19 | $0.402 | -68.3% |
| 2023-09-19 | $0.309 | -71.9% |
| 2023-08-21 | $1.133 | 66.6% |
| 2023-07-19 | $1.022 | -30.0% |
| 2023-06-20 | $1.59 | 50.0% |
| 2023-05-19 | $1.988 | -8.8% |
| 2023-04-19 | $1.601 | -50.0% |
| 2023-03-21 | $0.891 | -45.7% |
| 2023-02-21 | $1.745 | 45.4% |
| 2023-01-19 | $1.744 | 47.8% |
| 2022-12-20 | $3.943 | 89.6% |
| 2022-11-18 | $1.265 | 34.6% |
| 2022-10-19 | $1.267 | 216.7% |
| 2022-09-20 | $1.1 | -43.9% |
| 2022-08-19 | $0.68 | -55.8% |
| 2022-07-19 | $1.46 | 102.8% |
| 2022-06-21 | $1.06 | -10.2% |
| 2022-05-19 | $2.18 | 38.0% |
| 2022-04-19 | $3.2 | 15.1% |
| 2022-03-21 | $1.64 | 3.8% |
| 2022-02-18 | $1.2 | -34.8% |
| 2022-01-20 | $1.18 | -16.9% |
| 2021-12-21 | $2.08 | 3.0% |
| 2021-11-19 | $0.94 | -68.7% |
| 2021-10-19 | $0.4 | -84.4% |
| 2021-09-21 | $1.96 | 24.1% |
| 2021-08-19 | $1.54 | -28.7% |
| 2021-07-20 | $0.72 | -77.2% |
| 2021-06-21 | $1.18 | -65.1% |
| 2021-05-19 | $1.58 | -66.2% |
| 2021-04-20 | $2.78 | 59.8% |
| 2021-03-19 | $1.58 | 68.1% |
| 2021-02-19 | $1.84 | 61.4% |
| 2021-01-19 | $1.42 | 69.0% |
| 2020-12-21 | $2.02 | 339.1% |
| 2020-11-19 | $3 | 76.5% |
| 2020-10-20 | $2.56 | 109.8% |
| 2020-09-21 | $1.58 | -57.1% |
| 2020-08-19 | $2.16 | 21.3% |
| 2020-07-21 | $3.16 | 276.2% |
| 2020-06-19 | $3.38 | 382.9% |
| 2020-05-19 | $4.68 | 706.9% |
| 2020-04-21 | $1.74 | 171.9% |
| 2020-03-19 | $0.94 | 104.3% |
| 2020-02-20 | $1.14 | 90.0% |
| 2020-02-13 | $0.48 | -20.0% |
| 2020-01-21 | $0.84 | 82.6% |
| 2019-12-19 | $0.46 | -23.3% |
| 2019-11-19 | $1.7 | 4.9% |
| 2019-10-21 | $1.22 | 125.9% |
| 2019-09-19 | $3.68 | 384.2% |
| 2019-08-20 | $1.78 | 394.4% |
| 2019-07-19 | $0.84 | 16.7% |
| 2019-06-19 | $0.7 | 12.9% |
| 2019-05-21 | $0.58 | -54.7% |
| 2019-04-17 | $0.64 | -40.7% |
| 2019-03-19 | $0.46 | -25.8% |
| 2019-02-19 | $0.6 | 3.4% |
| 2019-01-18 | $0.46 | 43.8% |
| 2018-12-19 | $0.6 | 15.4% |
| 2018-11-19 | $1.62 | 62.0% |
| 2018-10-19 | $0.54 | -70.0% |
| 2018-09-19 | $0.76 | -44.9% |
| 2018-08-21 | $0.36 | -59.1% |
| 2018-07-19 | $0.72 | -30.8% |
| 2018-06-19 | $0.62 | 34.8% |
| 2018-05-21 | $1.28 | -47.5% |
| 2018-04-19 | $1.08 | 92.9% |
| 2018-03-20 | $0.62 | -40.4% |
| 2018-02-20 | $0.58 | -60.3% |
| 2018-01-19 | $0.32 | -78.1% |
| 2017-12-19 | $0.52 | -51.9% |
| 2017-11-20 | $1 | -16.7% |
| 2017-10-19 | $1.8 | -15.9% |
| 2017-09-19 | $1.38 | -1.4% |
| 2017-08-18 | $0.88 | -74.6% |
| 2017-07-18 | $1.04 | -70.5% |
| 2017-06-19 | $0.46 | -80.5% |
| 2017-05-18 | $2.44 | -35.4% |
| 2017-04-19 | $0.56 | -77.4% |
| 2017-03-20 | $1.04 | -77.2% |
| 2017-02-17 | $1.46 | -56.3% |
| 2017-01-18 | $1.46 | -5.2% |
| 2016-12-19 | $1.08 | -6.9% |
| 2016-11-17 | $1.2 | -52.0% |
| 2016-10-18 | $2.14 | 78.3% |
| 2016-09-19 | $1.4 | -31.4% |
| 2016-08-18 | $3.46 | 268.1% |
| 2016-07-18 | $3.52 | 131.6% |
| 2016-06-20 | $2.36 | 34.1% |
| 2016-05-18 | $3.78 | 472.7% |
| 2016-04-18 | $2.48 | 93.8% |
| 2016-03-18 | $4.56 | 185.0% |
| 2016-02-18 | $3.34 | — |
| 2016-01-15 | $1.54 | -46.5% |
| 2015-12-18 | $1.16 | -75.0% |
| 2015-11-18 | $2.5 | — |
| 2015-10-19 | $1.2 | 25.0% |
| 2015-09-18 | $2.04 | -26.6% |
| 2015-08-18 | $0.94 | -39.0% |
| 2015-07-20 | $1.52 | 5.6% |
| 2015-06-18 | $1.76 | 79.6% |
| 2015-05-18 | $0.66 | -64.9% |
| 2015-04-20 | $1.28 | -63.6% |
| 2015-03-18 | $1.6 | -60.2% |
| 2015-01-16 | $2.88 | 5.9% |
| 2014-12-18 | $4.64 | 98.3% |
| 2014-10-20 | $0.96 | -42.2% |
| 2014-09-18 | $2.78 | -33.5% |
| 2014-08-18 | $1.54 | -77.9% |
| 2014-07-18 | $1.44 | -58.1% |
| 2014-06-18 | $0.98 | -63.4% |
| 2014-05-19 | $1.88 | 64.9% |
| 2014-04-17 | $3.52 | 33.3% |
| 2014-03-18 | $4.02 | 179.2% |
| 2014-02-19 | $2.18 | -5.2% |
| 2014-01-17 | $2.72 | — |
| 2013-12-18 | $2.34 | — |
| 2013-11-18 | $2.54 | — |
| 2013-10-18 | $1.66 | — |
| 2013-09-18 | $4.18 | — |
| 2013-08-19 | $6.96 | — |
| 2013-07-18 | $3.44 | — |
| 2013-06-18 | $2.68 | — |
| 2013-05-20 | $1.14 | — |
| 2013-04-18 | $2.64 | — |
| 2013-03-18 | $1.44 | — |
| 2013-02-15 | $2.3 | — |
| 2013 total | $31.32 | — |
| 2014 total | $26.66 | -14.9% |
| 2015 total | $17.54 | -34.2% |
| 2016 total | $30.86 | 75.9% |
| 2017 total | $14.04 | -54.5% |
| 2018 total | $9.1 | -35.2% |
| 2019 total | $13.12 | 44.2% |
| 2020 total | $27.68 | 111.0% |
| 2021 total | $18.02 | -34.9% |
| 2022 total | $20.175 | 12.0% |
| 2023 total | $14.518 | -28.0% |
| 2024 total | $17.224 | 18.6% |
| 2025 total | $28.062 | 62.9% |
| 2026 YTD total | $27.656 | 51.4% |
GLDI dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed 65.07%. That is the seasonality-immune income comparison, not a single quarterly check versus the prior quarter. An annualized trend fit on recent payments is 35.07%. That fit can move with uneven quarterly amounts and is not the same as a trailing-12-month cut. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -41.11%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | 51.7% |
| 3Y | 32.7% |
| 5Y | 37.2% |
| 10Y | 94.3% |
GLDI performance versus GLD
Data as of August 24, 2026.
Fund total return is 80.5% over the past 13.6 years, 82.5 points behind GLD at 163.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.7%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| Since inception (13.6 years) | 80.5% | 4.50% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 20.60% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 12.40% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 8.50% |
GLDI key facts
Data as of August 24, 2026.
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 73 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 10.70%
- Issuer
- UBS Asset Management
- Asset type
- ETN
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 01/12/2012
- Expense ratio
- 0.65%
- Distribution rate
- 14.66%
- Distribution frequency
- Monthly
- Trailing yield
- 24.73%
- Last close
- $151.41
- AUM
- $176,848,370
- Average volume
- 64500.0
- Last dividend
- $1.8500
- Ex-dividend date
- 08/20/2026
- Payment date
- 08/25/2026
- Beta
- 0.14
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (14.66%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (24.73%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 24, 2026.
Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield
Sources and review
Data as of August 24, 2026.
Primary sources: UBS Asset Management fund page; Index: Gold; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
GLDI risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed GLD over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.7%.
Who may consider GLDI — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching GLD total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
Frequently asked questions
Does GLDI pay monthly?
Yes. GLDI currently pays monthly.
What index does GLDI track?
GLDI tracks the Gold.
What is GLDI's expense ratio?
GLDI's expense ratio is 0.65%.
What is GLDI's dividend yield?
GLDI currently yields 14.66%, paid monthly, with a 0.65% expense ratio.
How has GLDI's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed 65.07%. That is not a single quarter versus the prior quarter.
When does GLDI pay a dividend?
GLDI pays monthly. The last dividend was $1.8500. The last ex-dividend date was 08/20/2026. It was paid on 08/25/2026.
How has GLDI performed?
Fund total return is 80.5% over the past 13.6 years, 82.5 points behind GLD at 163.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.7%.
Is GLDI a good investment?
GLDI's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 73 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. It currently yields 14.66%. Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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