Data as of .
BAGY vs YBIT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YBIT paid 31.3% of its price in cash against BAGY’s 20.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YBIT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and YBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BAGY | Only in YBIT |
|---|---|
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 45.60% | TREASURY BILL 36.73% |
| Cash & Other 23.34% | TREASURY BILL 32.22% |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/05/2026 18.11% | TREASURY BILL 31.05% |
| MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 17.25% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 09/29/2026 1.45% | |
| MBTX 09/22/2026 188.42 C -2.58% | |
| MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -3.17% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGY | YBIT | BAGY | YBIT | BAGY | YBIT | |
| 3 months | +11.0% | +23.6% | 7.4% | 13.3% | −18.2 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | −2.5% | +10.8% | 14.9% | 23.1% | −18.2 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 1 year | −40.2% | −28.7% | 20.3% | 31.3% | −9.2 pts | +2.3 pts |
| Since launch | −23.5% | −10.5% | 34.9% | 74.2% | −8.4 pts | −31.9 pts |
| BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly | YBIT YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 29.9% | 68.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.3% | 31.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −57.9% | −58.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −40.2% | −28.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.2 pts | +2.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 507 days | 878 days |
| Net assets | $11m | $61m |
BAGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BAGY paid 20.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 57.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −40.2%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid monthly.
YBIT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 58.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −28.7%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 68.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BAGY or YBIT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BAGY paid 20.3% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.3%, so YBIT 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 YBIT?
- With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −40.2% and YBIT returned −28.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YBIT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BAGY or YBIT?
- BAGY charges 0.65% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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