Data as of .
BUCK vs HYGM: which paid, and which earned it?
BUCK and HYGM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and HYGM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BUCK | Only in HYGM |
|---|---|
| SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 100.00% | iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 99.98% |
| Cash & Other 0.05% | |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 0.04% | |
| HYG 09/25/2026 78.53 C -0.07% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK | HYGM | BUCK | HYGM | BUCK | HYGM | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | +6.3 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | not published | 3.2% | not published | +5.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +4.9% | not published | 6.9% | not published | +9.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +16.4% | not published | 21.6% | not published | +17.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +0.5% | 25.4% | 3.3% | +23.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| BUCK Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF Option income on TLT, paying monthly | HYGM Amplify HYG High Yield 10% Target Income ETF Option income on HYG, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Simplify | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) | US high yield bonds (HYG) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.2% | 10.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.9% | 3.3% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −2.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.9% | +0.5% (since launch on Apr 21, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −4.7% | +0.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1421 days | 150 days |
| Net assets | $510m | $727,276 |
BUCK in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BUCK paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −4.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
HYGM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, HYGM paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BUCK or HYGM?
- BUCK charges 0.35% a year and HYGM charges 0.79%, so BUCK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BUCK against HYGM, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/buck-vs-hygm Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.