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LFGY vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its price in cash against SOLM’s 19.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $64m for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF and $2.0m for Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.

At a glance
36.9%
LFGY cash paid, 1 year
19.1%
SOLM cash paid, 1 year
−23.4%
LFGY total return, 1 year
−52.0%
SOLM total return, 1 year
LFGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 38.2 pts behind SPY
LFGY
−23.4%
SPY
+14.8%

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

36.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 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

SOLM costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.6 points; LFGY is far larger, $64m against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LFGY vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLFGYSOLM
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−23.4%−52.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 55.6%fell 66.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYSolana (SOL-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.02%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$64m$2.0m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LFGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score6.9LFGY0.3SOLM

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LFGY SOLM
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LFGY
Block Inc 7.74%
NVIDIA Corp 6.42%
Opera Ltd 5.37%
Strategy Inc 5.10%
PayPal Holdings Inc 5.08%
Riot Platforms Inc 4.32%
MercadoLibre Inc 4.15%
Coinbase Global Inc 4.00%
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

LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Solana, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Solana (SOL-USD)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 40.6%
Expense ratio 1.02% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 36.9% 19.1%
Price change, 1 year −55.6% −66.6%
Total return, 1 year −23.4% −52.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −38.2%
Ahead or behind −38.2 pts −13.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% 98%
Age 1.8 years 1.0 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $64m $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: LFGY vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLFGYSOLMLFGYSOLMLFGYSOLM
3 months−13.8%+5.5%10.1%10.9%−13.7 pts−21.8 pts
6 months−22.5%−19.9%19.8%14.4%−27.6 pts−26.1 pts
1 year−23.4%−52.0%36.9%19.1%−38.2 pts−13.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LFGY Jan 2025 · SOLM Nov 2025−14.3%−52.0%64.3%19.1%−48.6 pts−13.8 pts

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About each fund
LFGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LFGY or SOLM?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting price in cash and SOLM paid 19.1%, so LFGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, LFGY or SOLM?
With every distribution reinvested, LFGY returned −23.4% and SOLM −52.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LFGY or SOLM?
LFGY charges 1.02% a year and SOLM charges 0.75%, so SOLM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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