GOLY ETF — Strategy Shares - Strategy Shares Gold-Hedged Bond ETF

Strategy Shares - Strategy Shares Gold-Hedged Bond ETF (GOLY)

GOLY is a low-cost ETF. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 5.06%, its trailing-12-month yield is 8.42%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 32.5% over the past 5.3 years, 67.5 points behind SPY at 100.0%.

At the current 5.06% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $506 per year, or $42.17 per month on an equivalent basis.

Strategy Shares Gold-Hedged Bond ETF is a fixed income fund that combines bond holdings with gold hedging strategies to manage interest rate and inflation risks. The fund distributes income monthly at a current high distribution rate. The fund's expense ratio information is not currently available.

GOLY performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 32.5% over the past 5.3 years, 67.5 points behind SPY at 100.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.0%.

GOLY key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.15%

Issuer

Strategy

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

05/17/2021

Distribution rate

5.06%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

8.42%

Last close

$26.55

AUM

$86,245,511

Average volume

14291.0

Last dividend

$0.1120

Ex-dividend date

08/13/2026

Payment date

08/14/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.06%) 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 (8.42%) 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 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: Strategy; 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.

GOLY risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.0%.

Who may consider GOLY — and who may not

GOLY may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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