# Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gdxw for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Roundhill Investments · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2025-10-30 "The Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW) provides investors with a strategy aimed at achieving both regular income generation and potential capital growth. Its core objective is to disburse weekly payments to shareholders. Additionally, GDXW strives to achieve calendar weekly total returns, before accounting for fees and expenses, that are 1.2 times (120%) the performance of the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), its reference index. This fund employs an active management methodology." ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $34.24 | | Expense Ratio | 0.99% | | Assets Under Management | $78.1M | | NAV | $34.09 | | Holdings Count | 4 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 74.61% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $25.55 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Weekly | | 52-Week Range | $32.16 – $77.19 | | Beta | 0.52 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.3226 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-26 - Pay date: 2026-10-27 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does GDXW invest in? "The Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW) provides investors with a strategy aimed at achieving both regular income generation and potential capital growth. Its core objective is to disburse weekly payments to shareholders. Additionally, GDXW strives to achieve calendar weekly total returns, before accounting for fees and expenses, that are 1.2 times (120%) the performance of the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), its reference index. This fund employs an active management methodology." ### What is the expense ratio of GDXW? Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW) charges an expense ratio of 0.99%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is GDXW? Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW) manages $78.1M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is GDXW actively managed or an index fund? GDXW is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (GDXW's is 0.99%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was GDXW launched? Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW) launched in October 2025 and is managed by Roundhill Investments. ### How has GDXW performed? GDXW's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does GDXW pay a dividend? Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 74.61%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does GDXW pay dividends? Roundhill Investments - Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF pays dividends Weekly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is GDXW's dividend yield? GDXW's trailing-twelve-month yield is 74.61%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is GDXW's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for GDXW was 2026-10-26. The next ex-date typically follows Weekly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will GDXW's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.99% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does GDXW charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from GDXW's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does GDXW cost more than a fund like VOO? GDXW is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.99%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether GDXW's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to GDXW? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as GDXW (0.99%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gdxw - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gdxw/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gdxw/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gdxw/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/gdxw/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.