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GOLI ETF — Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF
Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF (GOLI)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 19, 2026
GOLI's distribution is rated elevated risk by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (25/100, high confidence). It pays weekly and its distribution rate is 25.01%, and 89.8% of its recent distributions is estimated return of capital as of October 19, 2026. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.0581 with an ex-date of October 15, 2026, was 0.5% lower than the previous $0.0584. Weekly payouts from this fund vary with its option income; a smaller payment is not necessarily a cut to its regular rate.
Sources: Defiance ETFs page for GOLI, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
GOLI is an ETF linked to Gold. its distribution rate is 25.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 44.08%, its expense ratio is 1.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 25/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 7.4% over the past 1.5 years, 25.2 points behind GLD at 32.6%.
GOLI dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (25.01%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (44.08%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.0581. The ex-dividend date is 10/15/2026. The payment date is 10/16/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0581 | -0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.0584 | -0.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.0587 | -3.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-09-24 | $0.0611 | 1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.0604 | -1.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.0613 | 0.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-09-03 | $0.0611 | -6.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.0654 | 5.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.0623 | -17.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-08-13 | $0.0755 | 5.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-08-06 | $0.0719 | 0.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-30 | $0.0713 | -1.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-23 | $0.072 | -1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-16 | $0.073 | -1.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-09 | $0.074 | 2.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-02 | $0.072 | -2.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-25 | $0.074 | -5.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.078 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-11 | $0.078 | -4.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-04 | $0.082 | -1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-28 | $0.083 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.083 | -4.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-14 | $0.087 | 2.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-07 | $0.085 | -3.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.088 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-23 | $0.088 | -3.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-16 | $0.091 | 2.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-09 | $0.089 | 1.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-02 | $0.088 | 2.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.086 | -11.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-19 | $0.097 | -2.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-12 | $0.099 | 3.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-05 | $0.096 | -1.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-02-26 | $0.097 | 4.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-02-19 | $0.093 | -3.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-02-12 | $0.096 | 1.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-02-05 | $0.095 | -5.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-01-29 | $0.101 | 3.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-01-22 | $0.098 | -42.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-01-15 | $0.169 | 3.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-01-08 | $0.164 | 7.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.152 | -15.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-24 | $0.18 | 47.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.122 | -23.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-11 | $0.159 | 0.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-04 | $0.158 | -24.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-11-26 | $0.209 | 25.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-11-20 | $0.167 | -1.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-11-13 | $0.17 | 1.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-11-06 | $0.168 | -5.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-30 | $0.177 | -19.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-23 | $0.221 | -0.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-16 | $0.223 | 18.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-09 | $0.189 | 41.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-10-02 | $0.134 | 5.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-25 | $0.127 | 35.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-18 | $0.094 | -30.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-11 | $0.136 | -2.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-04 | $0.14 | 23.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-08-28 | $0.113 | -13.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.13 | 10.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-08-14 | $0.118 | -14.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-08-07 | $0.138 | -15.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.163 | 10.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-24 | $0.147 | -13.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-17 | $0.169 | 22.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-10 | $0.138 | -23.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-07-03 | $0.18 | 29.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.139 | N/A |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.124 | N/A |
| 2025-06-02 | $1.054 | 73.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-05-01 | $0.607 | — |
| 2025 total (partial launch year) | $6.146 | — |
| 2026 YTD total | $3.4415 | — |
GOLI holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
Economic / reference exposure: GLD (physical holdings below may be collateral and options, not the reference asset itself).
GOLI performance versus GLD
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 7.4% over the past 1.5 years, 25.2 points behind GLD at 32.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.9%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -1.3% | — |
| 3M | 5.0% | — |
| 6M | -10.5% | — |
| YTD | -6.9% | — |
| 1Y | -7.0% | — |
| Since inception (1.5 years) | 7.4% | 4.80% |
GOLI key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 25 · Elevated risk
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 6.25%
- Issuer
- Defiance ETFs
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 04/02/2025
- Expense ratio
- 1.04%
- Distribution rate
- 25.01%
- Distribution frequency
- Weekly
- Trailing yield
- 44.08%
- Last close
- $12.08 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)
- AUM
- $22,806,292
- Average volume
- 8500.0
- Dividend
- $0.0581
- Latest 19(a) ROC estimate
- 89.75%
- Ex-dividend date
- 10/15/2026
- Payment date
- 10/16/2026
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (25.01%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (44.08%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Defiance ETFs or company 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.
GOLI risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed GLD over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 25.9%.
Who may consider GOLI — 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.
More on GOLI
Frequently asked questions
Does GOLI pay monthly?
No. GOLI currently pays weekly, not monthly.
What is GOLI linked to?
GOLI is linked to Gold, not a broad market index.
What is GOLI's expense ratio?
GOLI's expense ratio is 1.04%.
What is GOLI's dividend yield?
GOLI's distribution rate is 25.01%, paid weekly, with a 1.04% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
When does GOLI pay a dividend?
GOLI pays weekly. The dividend amount is $0.0581. The ex-dividend date is 10/15/2026. The payment date is 10/16/2026.
How has GOLI performed?
Total return is 7.4% over the past 1.5 years, 25.2 points behind GLD at 32.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 25.9%.
Is GOLI a good investment?
GOLI's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 25 (Elevated risk). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 25.01% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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