Data as of .
DFII vs SOLM: which paid, and which earned it?
DFII and SOLM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFII and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DFII | Only in SOLM |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,997.6 1283.75% | BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 32.59% |
| US Dollar 0.98% | Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 25.45% |
| 2026-09-30 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 4 0.46% | United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 12.43% |
| 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,810.2 0.01% | Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 11.88% |
| 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,997.6 -0.01% | United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 9.94% |
| 2026-09-25 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 4 -0.36% | Cash & Other 7.89% |
| 2026-09-30 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF P 4 -8.84% | United States Treasury Bill 12/03/2026 7.45% |
| 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,810.2 -1175.99% | 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFII | SOLM | DFII | SOLM | DFII | SOLM | |
| 3 months | +23.6% | +45.1% | 4.7% | 9.5% | −5.6 pts | +47.3 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +4.8% | 8.4% | 14.6% | −5.2 pts | −29.0 pts |
| 1 year | −32.5% | not published | 11.5% | not published | −1.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −5.6% | −38.4% | 24.3% | 16.6% | −4.4 pts | −37.7 pts |
| DFII FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF Option income on IBIT, paying monthly | SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 17.4% | 31.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.5% | 16.6% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −43.7% | −54.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −32.5% | −38.4% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | −0.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.5 pts | −37.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 533 days | 318 days |
| Net assets | $21m | $2m |
DFII in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DFII paid 11.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −32.5%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.4%, paid monthly.
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, DFII or SOLM?
- DFII charges 0.85% 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DFII against SOLM, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dfii-vs-solm Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.