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Simplify Gold Strategy ETF (YGLD)

Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
36.04 USD -3.06 (-7.826%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:55 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 36.04

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:50 a.m. EDT

The immediate catalyst here is the aggressive income distribution, which currently offers a massive 20.6% yield. However, this yield is not sustainable; the recent dividend history shows a sharp contraction from $2.00+ per quarter in late 2025 to roughly $0.40 in early 2026, indicating the fund is likely distributing capital rather than generating it. While the price has recently rallied off its lows and is trading above its 50-day average, suggesting some short-term momentum, the statistical forecast model offers no directional guidance, reflecting the high volatility typical of leveraged gold strategies. Long-term, the asset lacks a multi-year price trajectory to assess business quality or structural trends, and the recent drop in distributions suggests the 'high income' premise is eroding. This remains a speculative play on gold prices with significant distribution risk, rather than a stable income vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.065896
AutoETS0.065898
AutoTheta0.071365
MSTL0.076839

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 1.12
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.006
Excess Kurtosis 0.48

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.91% 20.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-26 0.35 0.906736
2026-07-28 0.28 0.903080
2026-06-25 0.28 0.889369
2026-05-26 0.40 1.065928
2026-04-27 0.40 1.003009
2026-03-26 0.40 1.084893
2026-02-24 0.50 0.980584
2026-01-27 0.50 0.928850
2025-12-23 2.25 4.995559
2025-11-21 2.00 4.887586
2025-09-25 1.00 2.582111
2025-06-25 0.50 1.468515
2025-03-26 0.15 0.536673
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 20.61

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 59.22
All Time Low 23.3
Ask 41.3
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 14,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 13,501
Average Volume 13,501
Average Volume10Days 14,980
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 36.08
Bid Size 600
Category Commodities Focused
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 39.0
Day Low 35.71
Dividend Yield 20.61
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 33.6104
Fifty Day Average Change 2.4295998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07228714
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.117356
Fifty Two Week High 59.22
Fifty Two Week High Change -23.18
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.39142182
Fifty Two Week Low 30.545
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.495001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17989853
Fifty Two Week Range 30.545 - 59.22
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,733,236,200,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -3.06
Fullday Change Percent -7.82608
Fullday Price 36.04
Fund Family Simplify Asset Management
Fund Inception Date 1,733,097,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, at the start of each quarter, the adviser selects gold futures so that the total value of economic gold exposure is up to approximately 150% of the net assets of the fund. To generate income, the fund employs an exchange traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) option spread writing strategy on equity, fixed income, and currency ETFs. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Simplify Gold Strategy ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1901090331
Nav Price 38.7088
Net Assets 34,386,480.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.53
Open 38.94
Phone 614-469-3294
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 36.04
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 39.1
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.06
Regular Market Change Percent -7.82608
Regular Market Day High 39.0
Regular Market Day Low 35.71
Regular Market Day Range 35.71 - 39.0
Regular Market Open 38.94
Regular Market Previous Close 39.1
Regular Market Price 36.04
Regular Market Time 1,787,946,955
Regular Market Volume 36,837
Short Name Simplify Gold Strategy ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol YGLD
Total Assets 34,386,480
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -17.97858
Trailing Three Month Returns -17.97858
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 41.02865
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.9886475
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12158937
Type Disp ETF
Volume 36,837
Yield 0.2061
Ytd Return -20.15024