Data as of .
ETTY vs LFGY: which paid, and which earned it?
ETTY and LFGY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ETTY and LFGY hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ETTY | LFGY |
|---|---|---|
| iShares Ethereum Trust ETF | 24.15% | 3.52% |
| Only in ETTY | Only in LFGY |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 11/17/2026 29.86% | Opera Ltd 5.99% |
| Cash & Other 28.18% | NVIDIA Corp 5.67% |
| ETHA 12/18/2026 15.75 C 22.76% | Block Inc 5.54% |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 1.11% | Strategy Inc 5.26% |
| ETHA 12/18/2026 15.75 P -2.60% | Core Scientific Inc 5.24% |
| ETHA 09/22/2026 19.44 C -3.46% | Hut 8 Corp 5.24% |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETTY | LFGY | ETTY | LFGY | ETTY | LFGY | |
| 3 months | +36.7% | −0.3% | 9.6% | 10.6% | −18.0 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +7.2% | +25.6% | 15.6% | 26.4% | −16.6 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −1.5% | not published | 40.1% | not published | −13.6 pts |
| Since launch | −42.6% | +9.5% | 15.1% | 62.4% | −3.3 pts | −42.8 pts |
| ETTY Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETF Option income 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 | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Ether (ETHA) | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.6% | 39.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 15.1% (since launch on Oct 9, 2025) | 40.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −57.8% | −44.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | −42.6% (since launch on Oct 9, 2025) | −1.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −39.3% | +12.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.3 pts | −13.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 63% |
| Age | 344 days | 612 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $110m |
ETTY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 9, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, ETTY paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 57.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −42.6%. Ether (ETHA) returned −39.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.6%, 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, ETTY or LFGY?
- ETTY charges 0.75% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so ETTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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