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 |
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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.065896 |
| AutoETS | 0.065898 |
| AutoTheta | 0.071365 |
| MSTL | 0.076839 |
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 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.91% | 20.23% | — | — |
| 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 |
| 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 |