Which paid more, BTCC or SOLM?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and SOLM paid 19.1%, so BTCC paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, BTCC or SOLM?

With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and SOLM −52.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BTCC or SOLM?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BTCC vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its price in cash against SOLM’s 19.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $13m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

31.6%

BTCC cash paid, 1 year

19.1%

SOLM cash paid, 1 year

−19.8%

BTCC total return, 1 year

−52.0%

SOLM total return, 1 year

BTCC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC

−19.8%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCC

−19.8%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCC

−19.8%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 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

BTCC costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCC vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BTCC	SOLM
Paid and earned
Measure	BTCC	SOLM
Total return, 1 year	−19.8%	−52.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 66.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	BTCC	SOLM
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Solana (SOL-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BTCC	SOLM
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.75%
Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and SOLM as of Nov 3, 2026	$13m	$2.0m
Holdings
Measure	BTCC	SOLM
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score8.4BTCC0.3SOLM

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

BTCC 8.4

SOLM 0.3

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BTCC and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCC SOLM

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BTCC

Only in SOLM

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 31.36%

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

BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Solana, paying monthly

Issuer Grayscale Amplify

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Solana (SOL-USD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 20.9% 40.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 31.6% 19.1%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −66.6%

Total return, 1 year −19.8% −52.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −38.2%

Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −13.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 98%

Age 1.6 years 1.0 years

Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and SOLM as of Nov 3, 2026 $13m $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: BTCC vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BTCC	SOLM	BTCC	SOLM	BTCC	SOLM
3 months	+7.7%	+5.5%	10.8%	10.9%	−15.8 pts	−21.8 pts
6 months	−8.0%	−19.9%	17.6%	14.4%	−6.3 pts	−26.1 pts
1 year	−19.8%	−52.0%	31.6%	19.1%	+0.7 pts	−13.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BTCC Apr 2025 · SOLM Nov 2025	−18.1%	−52.0%	55.6%	19.1%	−10.2 pts	−13.8 pts

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About each fund

BTCC

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.8%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.9%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BTCC or SOLM?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and SOLM paid 19.1%, so BTCC paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BTCC or SOLM?: With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and SOLM −52.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BTCC or SOLM?: BTCC charges 0.65% a year and SOLM charges 0.75%, so BTCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BTCC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BTCC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

SOLM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOLM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SOLM 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for SOLM ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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