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NUGYGraniteshares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF

Get incomeNewRanked #1,455 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks weekly income by selling put options on the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares ETF, targeting 2x the premium of options on the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index.

By Graniteshares · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

1.07%

#5,126 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$11M

#4,723 of 5,562 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

Track Record

7 months

#4,980 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$9,828-1.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 8 holdings = 18.7% of fundwell diversified

Treasury Bill
16.3%
Treasury Bill
6.8%
The Options Clearing CorporationNU18801P
0.6%
The Options Clearing CorporationNU16547P
0.4%
The Options Clearing CorporationNU16650P
0.2%
The Options Clearing CorporationNU18500P
-1.4%
The Options Clearing CorporationNU18385P
-1.9%
The Options Clearing CorporationNU20890P
-2.4%

Asset allocation

Cash
98.0%
Bonds
2.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-18.0%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks weekly income by selling put options on the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares ETF, targeting 2x the premium of options on the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index.
Strategy
Actively sells put options (and put spreads for limited downside protection) on the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares — a leveraged ETF delivering 2x the daily performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index — to harvest twice the option premium of the underlying gold-mining index. Pays weekly distributions from collected premium; capped upside, exposed to 2x downside losses if the Underlying Leveraged ETF declines.
Inception date
November 17, 2025
Fund family
Graniteshares

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19