Data as of .
BTCI vs SOLM: which paid, and which earned it?
BTCI and SOLM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BTCI and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BTCI | Only in SOLM |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 78.13% | BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 32.59% |
| iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 14.10% | Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 25.45% |
| VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 7.77% | United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 12.43% |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 11.88% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 9.94% | |
| Cash & Other 7.89% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/03/2026 7.45% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/27/2026 2.49% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTCI | SOLM | BTCI | SOLM | BTCI | SOLM | |
| 3 months | +22.3% | +45.1% | 7.0% | 9.5% | −6.9 pts | +47.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +4.8% | 12.7% | 14.6% | −3.8 pts | −29.0 pts |
| 1 year | −29.1% | not published | 18.6% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +15.5% | −38.4% | 54.4% | 16.6% | −5.5 pts | −37.7 pts |
| BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF Option income on IBIT, paying monthly | SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 26.3% | 31.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 18.6% | 16.6% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −47.0% | −54.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −29.1% | −38.4% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | −0.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −37.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 94% | not published |
| Age | 701 days | 318 days |
| Net assets | $1.3bn | $2m |
BTCI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BTCI paid 18.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 47.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.1%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SOLM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 4, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SOLM paid 16.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −38.4%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned −0.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 37.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- 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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Where these figures came from
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