Data as of .
LFGY vs SOLM: which paid, and which earned it?
LFGY and SOLM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LFGY and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LFGY | Only in SOLM |
|---|---|
| Opera Ltd 5.99% | BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 32.59% |
| NVIDIA Corp 5.67% | Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 25.45% |
| Block Inc 5.54% | United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 12.43% |
| Strategy Inc 5.26% | Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 11.88% |
| Core Scientific Inc 5.24% | United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 9.94% |
| Hut 8 Corp 5.24% | Cash & Other 7.89% |
| Galaxy Digital Inc 4.86% | United States Treasury Bill 12/03/2026 7.45% |
| Cipher Digital Inc 4.59% | United States Treasury Bill 11/27/2026 2.49% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFGY | SOLM | LFGY | SOLM | LFGY | SOLM | |
| 3 months | −0.3% | +45.1% | 10.6% | 9.5% | +1.9 pts | +47.3 pts |
| 6 months | +25.6% | +4.8% | 26.4% | 14.6% | −8.2 pts | −29.0 pts |
| 1 year | −1.5% | not published | 40.1% | not published | −13.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +9.5% | −38.4% | 62.4% | 16.6% | −42.8 pts | −37.7 pts |
| LFGY YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on BITQ, paying weekly | SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 39.4% | 31.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 40.1% | 16.6% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −44.7% | −54.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.5% | −38.4% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.1% | −0.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.6 pts | −37.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 63% | not published |
| Age | 612 days | 318 days |
| Net assets | $110m | $2m |
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).
SOLM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 4, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SOLM paid 16.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −38.4%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned −0.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 37.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- 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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Where these figures came from
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