Data as of .
EHY vs LFGY: which paid, and which earned it?
EHY and LFGY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EHY and LFGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EHY | Only in LFGY |
|---|---|
| Cash & Other 56.28% | Opera Ltd 5.99% |
| ETHA 12/18/2026 15.75 C 29.96% | NVIDIA Corp 5.67% |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/27/2026 17.81% | Block Inc 5.54% |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 2.89% | Strategy Inc 5.26% |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 1.05% | Core Scientific Inc 5.24% |
| ETHA 12/18/2026 15.75 P -3.43% | Hut 8 Corp 5.24% |
| ETHA 09/22/2026 19.44 C -4.56% | Galaxy Digital Inc 4.86% |
| Cipher Digital Inc 4.59% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHY | LFGY | EHY | LFGY | EHY | LFGY | |
| 3 months | +30.3% | −0.3% | 12.8% | 10.6% | −24.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +1.3% | +25.6% | 20.9% | 26.4% | −22.4 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −1.5% | not published | 40.1% | not published | −13.6 pts |
| Since launch | −44.5% | +9.5% | 20.5% | 62.4% | −5.3 pts | −42.8 pts |
| EHY Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF Covered call on ETHA, paying monthly | LFGY YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on BITQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Ether (ETHA) | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 48.4% | 39.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.5% (since launch on Oct 9, 2025) | 40.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −63.8% | −44.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | −44.5% (since launch on Oct 9, 2025) | −1.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −39.3% | +12.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.3 pts | −13.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 63% |
| Age | 344 days | 612 days |
| Net assets | $5m | $110m |
EHY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 9, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, EHY paid 20.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 63.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −44.5%. Ether (ETHA) returned −39.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 48.4%, paid monthly.
LFGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY paid 40.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, EHY or LFGY?
- EHY charges 0.75% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so EHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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