Which paid more, BAGY or BITY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and BITY paid 16.9%, so BAGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, BAGY or BITY?

With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and BITY −27.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BAGY or BITY?

BAGY and BITY both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BAGY vs BITY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its price in cash against BITY’s 16.9%, though BITY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.5m for Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF and $12m for Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF.

BAGY on its own →BITY on its own →

At a glance

22.6%

BAGY cash paid, 1 year

16.9%

BITY cash paid, 1 year

−30.2%

BAGY total return, 1 year

−27.9%

BITY total return, 1 year

BAGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY

−30.2%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BAGY

−30.2%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BAGY

−30.2%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

22.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BITY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

BITY

−27.9%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

BITY over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price −43.8%, total −27.9%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BITY

−27.9%

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

BITY over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price −43.8%, total −27.9%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BITY

−27.9%

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

16.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. BITY over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price −43.8%, total −27.9%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.65% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; BITY is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAGY vs BITY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	BITY
Paid and earned
Measure	BAGY	BITY
Total return, 1 year	−30.2%	−27.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 43.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BAGY	BITY
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BAGY	BITY
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.5m	$12m
Holdings
Measure	BAGY	BITY
Holdings in common	49%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BAGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score3.3BAGY1.5BITY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

BAGY 3.3

BITY 1.5

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

May 9, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 77 weekly returns

BAGY BITY

Return

Total return edge BITY (slight) −36.4% −33.6%

Annualized edge BITY (slight) −26.3% −24.2%

Price return edge BITY −61.6% −54.2%

Risk

Volatility edge BAGY (slight) 36.0% 37.1%

Max drawdown edge Tie −48.6% −48.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BITY −0.77 −0.66

Sortino edge BITY −0.92 −0.82

Calmar edge BITY (slight) −0.54 −0.50

Reading

From May 2025 to Oct 2026, BITY returned slightly more: −33.6% to −36.4%. BAGY swung slightly less: 36.0% to 37.1%. BAGY and BITY fell about the same at their worst: −48.6% and −48.8%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BAGY vs BITY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	BITY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−36.4%	−33.6%	BITY (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−26.3%	−24.2%	BITY (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−61.6%	−54.2%	BITY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	36.0%	37.1%	BAGY (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	29.9%	29.8%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.6%	−48.8%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.77	−0.66	BITY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.92	−0.82	BITY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.54	−0.50	BITY (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 77 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

49%

By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and BITY hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

49% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAGY BITY

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 45.90% 38.17%

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 15.09% 11.07%

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -1.91% -1.40%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BAGY

MBTX 11/10/2026 192.04 C -1.20%

Only in BITY

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 27.22%

MBTX 11/10/2026 192.4 C -0.83%

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Side by side

BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify Amplify

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.1% 24.8%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.6% 16.9%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −43.8%

Total return, 1 year −30.2% −27.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −7.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 95%

Age 1.5 years 1.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.5m $12m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: BAGY vs BITY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BAGY	BITY	BAGY	BITY	BAGY	BITY
3 months	+1.7%	+6.6%	7.8%	6.5%	−21.9 pts	−16.9 pts
6 months	−20.0%	−15.5%	11.6%	9.6%	−18.3 pts	−13.8 pts
1 year	−30.2%	−27.9%	22.6%	16.9%	−9.7 pts	−7.4 pts
Since launchBAGY Apr 2025 · BITY Apr 2025	−28.3%	−25.2%	37.3%	29.0%	−12.3 pts	−9.1 pts

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About each fund

BAGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −30.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.1%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

BITY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −27.9%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BAGY or BITY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and BITY paid 16.9%, so BAGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BAGY or BITY?: With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and BITY −27.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BAGY or BITY?: BAGY and BITY both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BAGY and BITY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BAGY and BITY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BAGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for BAGY ↗

BITY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for BITY ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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