Which paid more, BAGY or EHY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and EHY paid 30.4%, so EHY 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 EHY?

With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and EHY −36.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BAGY or EHY?

BAGY charges 0.65% a year and EHY charges 0.75%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BAGY vs EHY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EHY paid 30.4% of its price in cash against BAGY’s 22.6%, though BAGY 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 $4.8m for Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

22.6%

BAGY cash paid, 1 year

30.4%

EHY cash paid, 1 year

−30.2%

BAGY total return, 1 year

−36.9%

EHY 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.

EHY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.2 pts behind Ether

EHY

−36.9%

Ether

−24.7%

12.2 pts behind Ether

EHY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −62.2%, total −36.9%, Ether −24.7%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

EHY

−36.9%

12.2 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.2 pts behind Ether

EHY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −62.2%, total −36.9%, Ether −24.7%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

EHY

−36.9%

12.2 pts behind Ether

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. EHY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −62.2%, total −36.9%, Ether −24.7%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAGY costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points; BAGY is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAGY vs EHY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	EHY
Paid and earned
Measure	BAGY	EHY
Total return, 1 year	−30.2%	−36.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 62.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BAGY	EHY
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Ether (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BAGY	EHY
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.5m	$4.8m
Holdings
Measure	BAGY	EHY
Holdings in common	21%

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

IQ Income Score3.3BAGY3.9EHY

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

EHY 3.9

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

Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 54 weekly returns

BAGY EHY

Return

Total return edge BAGY −36.4% −50.0%

Annualized edge BAGY −35.3% −48.7%

Price return edge BAGY −56.3% −70.0%

Risk

Volatility edge BAGY 38.5% 50.0%

Max drawdown edge BAGY −42.3% −57.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BAGY (slight) −1.03 −1.14

Sortino edge BAGY (slight) −1.21 −1.34

Calmar edge Tie −0.84 −0.84

Reading

From Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, BAGY returned more: −36.4% to −50.0%. BAGY swung less: 38.5% to 50.0%. BAGY fell less at its worst: −42.3% to −57.7%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BAGY vs EHY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	EHY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−36.4%	−50.0%	BAGY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−35.3%	−48.7%	BAGY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−56.3%	−70.0%	BAGY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	38.5%	50.0%	BAGY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	32.7%	42.6%	BAGY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−42.3%	−57.7%	BAGY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−1.03	−1.14	BAGY (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.21	−1.34	BAGY (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.84	−0.84	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 54 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and EHY hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAGY EHY

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 45.90% 21.20%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BAGY

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 15.09%

MBTX 11/10/2026 192.04 C -1.20%

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -1.91%

Only in EHY

ETHA1 12/18/2026 15.75 C 18.57%

ETHA 12/18/2026 48.5 C 3.24%

ETHA 12/18/2026 48.5 P -0.61%

ETHA1 12/18/2026 15.75 P -2.58%

ETHA 11/10/2026 54.63 C -3.86%

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Side by side

BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly EHY Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify Amplify

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Ether (ETH-USD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 31.1% 50.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.6% 30.4%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −62.2%

Total return, 1 year −30.2% −36.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −24.7%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −12.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 99%

Age 1.5 years 1.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.5m $4.8m

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 EHY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BAGY	EHY	BAGY	EHY	BAGY	EHY
3 months	+1.7%	+1.9%	7.8%	12.9%	−21.9 pts	−24.4 pts
6 months	−20.0%	−23.1%	11.6%	17.6%	−18.3 pts	−26.1 pts
1 year	−30.2%	−36.9%	22.6%	30.4%	−9.7 pts	−12.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BAGY Apr 2025 · EHY Oct 2025	−28.3%	−52.0%	37.3%	23.2%	−12.3 pts	−7.7 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.

EHY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EHY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 62.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.9%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.3%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BAGY or EHY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and EHY paid 30.4%, so EHY 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 EHY?: With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and EHY −36.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BAGY or EHY?: BAGY charges 0.65% a year and EHY charges 0.75%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BAGY and EHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BAGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BAGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for BAGY ↗

EHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EHY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for EHY ↗

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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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