Data as of .
BITY vs LFGY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year LFGY paid 40.1% of its price in cash against BITY’s 15.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BITY 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, BITY and LFGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BITY | Only in LFGY |
|---|---|
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 38.47% | Opera Ltd 5.99% |
| iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 25.12% | NVIDIA Corp 5.67% |
| Cash & Other 16.45% | Block Inc 5.54% |
| MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 12.94% | Strategy Inc 5.26% |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/05/2026 10.90% | Core Scientific Inc 5.24% |
| United States Treasury Bill 09/29/2026 0.44% | Hut 8 Corp 5.24% |
| MBTX 09/22/2026 188.42 C -1.93% | Galaxy Digital Inc 4.86% |
| MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -2.38% | Cipher Digital Inc 4.59% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BITY | LFGY | BITY | LFGY | BITY | LFGY | |
| 3 months | +15.7% | −0.3% | 6.0% | 10.6% | −13.5 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | +25.6% | 11.4% | 26.4% | −13.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | −37.8% | −1.5% | 15.1% | 40.1% | −6.7 pts | −13.6 pts |
| Since launch | −20.9% | +9.5% | 26.9% | 62.4% | −5.8 pts | −42.8 pts |
| BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF Option income on IBIT, paying monthly | LFGY YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on BITQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 23.8% | 39.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 15.1% | 40.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −51.5% | −44.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | −37.8% | −1.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | +12.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.7 pts | −13.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 63% |
| Age | 507 days | 612 days |
| Net assets | $14m | $110m |
BITY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BITY paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 51.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −37.8%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.8%, paid monthly.
LFGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY paid 40.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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, BITY or LFGY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BITY paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and LFGY paid 40.1%, so LFGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, BITY or LFGY?
- With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −37.8% and LFGY returned −1.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so LFGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BITY or LFGY?
- BITY charges 0.65% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so BITY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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