Which paid more, ETCO or SOLM?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and SOLM paid 19.1%, so ETCO paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, ETCO or SOLM?

With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and SOLM −52.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ETCO or SOLM?

ETCO charges 0.65% a year and SOLM charges 0.75%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ETCO vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its price in cash against SOLM’s 19.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.5m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF, and $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

40.5%

ETCO cash paid, 1 year

19.1%

SOLM cash paid, 1 year

−29.6%

ETCO total return, 1 year

−52.0%

SOLM total return, 1 year

ETCO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO

−29.6%

Ether

−24.7%

4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETCO

−29.6%

4.9 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETCO

−29.6%

4.9 pts behind Ether

40.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SOLM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 13.8 pts behind Solana

SOLM

−52.0%

Solana

−38.2%

13.8 pts behind Solana

SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Solana

−38.2%

SOLM

−52.0%

13.8 pts behind Solana

Total return, distributions reinvested

13.8 pts behind Solana

SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Solana

−38.2%

SOLM

−52.0%

13.8 pts behind Solana

19.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ETCO costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ETCO vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ETCO	SOLM
Paid and earned
Measure	ETCO	SOLM
Total return, 1 year	−29.6%	−52.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 64.0%	fell 66.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	ETCO	SOLM
Benchmark	Ether (ETH-USD)	Solana (SOL-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	ETCO	SOLM
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.75%
Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and SOLM as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.5m	$2.0m
Holdings
Measure	ETCO	SOLM
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ETCO scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score6.3ETCO0.3SOLM

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

ETCO 6.3

SOLM 0.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ETCO and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ETCO SOLM

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ETCO

Only in SOLM

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 31.36%

Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 28.34%

BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 19.11%

BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 P -0.63%

BSOL 11/10/2026 13.72 C -1.72%

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Side by side

ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Solana, paying monthly

Issuer Grayscale Amplify

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Ether (ETH-USD) Solana (SOL-USD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 40.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 40.5% 19.1%

Price change, 1 year −64.0% −66.6%

Total return, 1 year −29.6% −52.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% −38.2%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −13.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 98%

Age 1.2 years 1.0 years

Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and SOLM as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.5m $2.0m

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

Window by window: ETCO vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ETCO	SOLM	ETCO	SOLM	ETCO	SOLM
3 months	+4.4%	+5.5%	10.7%	10.9%	−21.9 pts	−21.8 pts
6 months	−16.4%	−19.9%	18.5%	14.4%	−19.4 pts	−26.1 pts
1 year	−29.6%	−52.0%	40.5%	19.1%	−5.0 pts	−13.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ETCO Sep 2025 · SOLM Nov 2025	−46.9%	−52.0%	39.5%	19.1%	−3.5 pts	−13.8 pts

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About each fund

ETCO

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 64.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.6%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, paid monthly.

SOLM

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOLM paid 19.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 66.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −52.0%. Solana (SOL-USD) returned −38.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ETCO or SOLM?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and SOLM paid 19.1%, so ETCO paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ETCO or SOLM?: With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and SOLM −52.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ETCO or SOLM?: ETCO charges 0.65% a year and SOLM charges 0.75%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ETCO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ETCO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

SOLM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOLM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SOLM 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for SOLM ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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