Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BUCK vs LQDM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BUCK and LQDM both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $517m for Simplify Treasury Option Income ETF and $4.1m for Amplify LQD Investment Grade 12% Target Income ETF.
Not measured
BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BUCK
+3.3%
6.7% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BUCK
+3.3%
6.7% as cash
6.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BUCK over 1 year: paid 6.7%, price −3.4%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.0.6 pts ahead of LQD
LQDM since launch: paid 5.8%, price −7.2%, total −1.4%, LQD −2.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LQD
−2.0%
LQDM
−1.4%
0.6 pts ahead of LQD
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.6 pts ahead of LQD
LQDM since launch: paid 5.8%, price −7.2%, total −1.4%, LQD −2.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LQD
−2.0%
LQDM
−1.4%
0.6 pts ahead of LQD
5.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LQDM since launch: paid 5.8%, price −7.2%, total −1.4%, LQD −2.0%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
BUCK costs 0.16 points a year less; BUCK is far larger, $517m against $4.1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BUCK | LQDM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +3.3% | not published |
| Price change | fell 3.4% (1 year) | fell 7.2% (since Apr 21, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 50% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment | 65% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | US investment grade bonds, measured through LQD |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $517m | $4.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BUCK and LQDM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BUCK | LQDM | BUCK | LQDM | BUCK | LQDM |
| 3 months | +0.3% | −0.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% | not measured | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +1.1% | −1.4% | 3.1% | 5.8% | not measured | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +3.3% | – | 6.7% | – | not measured | – |
| 3 years | +15.2% | – | 21.8% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BUCK Oct 2022 · LQDM Apr 2026 | +20.5% | −1.4% | 26.4% | 5.8% | not measured | +0.6 pts |
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BUCK
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BUCK paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. Simplify estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
LQDM
Over the period from its first trade on Apr 21, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, LQDM paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.4%. US investment grade bonds (LQD) returned −2.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 65% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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