Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BTCI vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOLM paid 19.1% of its price in cash against BTCI’s 18.3%, though BTCI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.

At a glance
18.3%
BTCI cash paid, 1 year
19.1%
SOLM cash paid, 1 year
−20.8%
BTCI total return, 1 year
−52.0%
SOLM total return, 1 year
BTCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with Bitcoin
BTCI
−20.8%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

About even with Bitcoin

BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCI

−20.8%

about even with Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with Bitcoin

BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCI

−20.8%

about even with Bitcoin

18.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 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

SOLM costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.2 points; BTCI is far larger, $1.4bn against $2.3m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCI vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBTCISOLM
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−20.8%−52.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 39.3%fell 66.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin (BTC-USD)Solana (SOL-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.75%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$1.4bn$2.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BTCI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score4.5BTCI0.3SOLM

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BTCI and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCI SOLM
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BTCI
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 17.12%
CBTX US 01/15/27 C1980 3.40%
VanEck Bitcoin ETF 1.87%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C2000 -0.53%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C1930 -0.79%
CBTX US 01/15/27 P1980 -8.94%
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

BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Solana, paying monthly
Issuer NEOS Amplify
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Solana (SOL-USD)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 26.4% 40.6%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 18.3% 19.1%
Price change, 1 year −39.3% −66.6%
Total return, 1 year −20.8% −52.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −38.2%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts −13.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 98%
Age 2.0 years 1.0 years
Net assets, BTCI as of Oct 28, 2026 and SOLM as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.4bn $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: BTCI vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBTCISOLMBTCISOLMBTCISOLM
3 months+17.5%+5.5%7.1%10.9%−6.0 pts−21.8 pts
6 months−4.4%−19.9%11.0%14.4%−2.7 pts−26.1 pts
1 year−20.8%−52.0%18.3%19.1%−0.3 pts−13.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BTCI Oct 2024 · SOLM Nov 2025+13.6%−52.0%55.8%19.1%−6.2 pts−13.8 pts

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About each fund
BTCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 39.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −20.8%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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, BTCI or SOLM?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% of its starting price in cash and SOLM paid 19.1%, so SOLM paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BTCI or SOLM?
With every distribution reinvested, BTCI returned −20.8% and SOLM −52.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BTCI or SOLM?
BTCI charges 0.99% a year and SOLM charges 0.75%, so SOLM 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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