Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BAGY vs SOLM: 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 SOLM’s 19.1%, and 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 $2.0m for Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.

At a glance
22.6%
BAGY cash paid, 1 year
19.1%
SOLM cash paid, 1 year
−30.2%
BAGY total return, 1 year
−52.0%
SOLM 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.
SOLM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 13.8 pts behind Solana
SOLM
−52.0%
Solana
−38.2%

13.8 pts behind Solana

SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Solana

−38.2%

SOLM

−52.0%

13.8 pts behind Solana

Total return, distributions reinvested

13.8 pts behind Solana

SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Solana

−38.2%

SOLM

−52.0%

13.8 pts behind Solana

19.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 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 21.8 points; BAGY is 4.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAGY vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBAGYSOLM
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−30.2%−52.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 50.5%fell 66.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin (BTC-USD)Solana (SOL-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$9.5m$2.0m
Holdings
Holdings in common31%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BAGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score3.3BAGY0.3SOLM

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

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

Nov 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 50 weekly returns
BAGY SOLM
Return
Total return edge BAGY −28.5% −48.0%
Price return edge BAGY −49.3% −63.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge BAGY −34.9% −57.7%
Reading

From Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, BAGY returned more: −28.5% to −48.0%. BAGY fell less at its worst: −34.9% to −57.7%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: BAGY vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBAGYSOLMEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−28.5%−48.0%BAGYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−49.3%−63.8%BAGYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−34.9%−57.7%BAGYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 50 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

31%

By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and SOLM hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

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31% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAGY SOLM
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 45.90% 31.36%
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 SOLM
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 28.34%
BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 19.11%
BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 P -0.63%
BSOL 11/10/2026 13.72 C -1.72%
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Side by side

BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Solana, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Solana (SOL-USD)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.1% 40.6%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 22.6% 19.1%
Price change, 1 year −50.5% −66.6%
Total return, 1 year −30.2% −52.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −38.2%
Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −13.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 98%
Age 1.5 years 1.0 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.5m $2.0m

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 SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBAGYSOLMBAGYSOLMBAGYSOLM
3 months+1.7%+5.5%7.8%10.9%−21.9 pts−21.8 pts
6 months−20.0%−19.9%11.6%14.4%−18.3 pts−26.1 pts
1 year−30.2%−52.0%22.6%19.1%−9.7 pts−13.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BAGY Apr 2025 · SOLM Nov 2025−28.3%−52.0%37.3%19.1%−12.3 pts−13.8 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.

SOLM

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOLM paid 19.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 66.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −52.0%. Solana (SOL-USD) returned −38.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BAGY or SOLM?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and SOLM paid 19.1%, 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 SOLM?
With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and SOLM −52.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BAGY or SOLM?
BAGY charges 0.65% a year and SOLM charges 0.75%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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