Data as of .
GDXY vs SLJY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GDXY paid 50.1% of its price in cash against SLJY’s 25.9%, though SLJY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SLJY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GDXY and SLJY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GDXY | Only in SLJY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 26.25% | Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.33% |
| TREASURY BILL 23.92% | Hecla Mining Co 6.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 21.01% | First Majestic Silver Corp 6.43% |
| TREASURY BILL 16.74% | COEUR MINING INC. 6.01% |
| TREASURY BILL 12.07% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 5.30% |
| Skeena Resources Ltd 4.48% | |
| Endeavour Silver Corp 4.40% | |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.10% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDXY | SLJY | GDXY | SLJY | GDXY | SLJY | |
| 3 months | +13.5% | +9.2% | 13.8% | 5.8% | −2.2 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +15.2% | 25.4% | 12.3% | −6.2 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | +18.4% | +40.0% | 50.1% | 25.9% | −21.4 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Since launch | +68.9% | +57.3% | 86.5% | 29.1% | −94.5 pts | −32.0 pts |
| GDXY YieldMax(R) Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on GDX, paying weekly | SLJY Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold miners (GDX) | Junior silver miners (SILJ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 50.0% | 23.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 50.1% | 25.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −33.1% | +12.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.4% | +40.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +39.8% | +53.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −21.4 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | not published |
| Age | 850 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $329m | $78m |
GDXY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GDXY paid 50.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.4%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +39.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SLJY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SLJY paid 25.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +40.0%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +53.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GDXY or SLJY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GDXY paid 50.1% of its starting price in cash and SLJY paid 25.9%, so GDXY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GDXY or SLJY?
- With every distribution reinvested, GDXY returned +18.4% and SLJY returned +40.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SLJY returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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