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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. SILJ SLJY \n Expense ratio 0.69% 0.76% \n Net assets $3.2bn $70m \n Total return, 1 year +11.0% +13.8% \n What it tracks Silver miners","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, SILJ against SLJY, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/silj-vs-sljy","a":{"ticker":"SILJ","name":"Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF","issuer":"Amplify","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SILJ returned 11.0%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/silj","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"59.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+11.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"2.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 29, 2025","value":"$0.5541","as_of":"2025-12-29","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.2bn","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.69%","as_of":"2026-01-28","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SLJY","name":"Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF","issuer":"Amplify","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLJY paid 25.6% in cash and returned 13.8% in total, against 11.0% for SILJ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sljy","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"25.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+13.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against SILJ","value":"+2.8 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (Amplify estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"Amplify estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Sep 29, 2026","value":"$0.5473","as_of":"2026-09-29","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$70m","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.76%","as_of":"2026-01-28","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":55,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/silj-vs-sljy"}