Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF
GLDY
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Sylvia Jablonski
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Address
- 234 West Florida Street Milwaukee NY United States of America 53204
- IPO Date
- Apr 2, 2025
- Website
- defianceetfs.com
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- Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF (GLDY) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to generate weekly income through an options overlay strategy while providing indirect exposure to the share price performance of SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), subject to limits on potential investment gains; it employs an at-the-money or in-the-money put selling strategy, typically with short-term options durations of less than a week, to harvest premiums for current income and potential upside appreciation via intrinsic value when GLD's price rises, stays flat, or declines slightly. The fund's portfolio primarily consists of short-term U.S. Treasury bills and government obligations funds for collateral, such as United States Treasury Bill maturing 07/09/2026 and First American Government Obligations Fund; cash equivalents; and put options on GLD, including positions like GLD US 11/17/25 P378. GLDY targets investors seeking enhanced yield from gold-related volatility, with weekly distributions at a recent annualized rate of 51.48% as of November 14, 2025, and a 30-day SEC yield of 2.70% as of October 31, 2025. Launched by Defiance ETFs on April 2, 2025, GLDY operates within the thematic ETF segment focused on commodities and options income, listing on NYSE Arca and available through major brokers like Robinhood. Defiance ETFs, headquartered in Miami, Florida and founded in 2018, serves as the issuer and specializes in innovative thematic, income, and leveraged single-stock ETFs across U.S. markets with no specified international operations for GLDY. Recent developments include ongoing weekly distributions since inception, with notable payments such as $0.2232 on October 17, 2025, and a special $1.0544 in early June 2025; Defiance ETFs has expanded its options income lineup through a November 2025 partnership with Milliman Financial Risk Management to launch YBMN, the Defiance BMNR Option Income ETF, marking a strategic push into volatility-based strategies tied to Ethereum ecosystem exposure via BitMine Immersion Technologies. The firm also introduced leveraged ETFs like MPL (2X Long MP Materials) and IRE (2X Long IREN Limited) in October 2025, alongside other 2025 launches such as MAGT (MAGA Seven ETF), underscoring a broader innovation in targeted income and leveraged products. No acquisitions, funding rounds, or reorganizations specific to GLDY have been reported in the last 1-2 years.